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3. The following table represents increasing cost production possibilities for the US and the rest of the world (ROW):
Possibilities Curve Possibilities Curve Wheat Cloth Wheat Cloth 0 120 0 200 40 116 40 192 80 100 80 180 120 76 120 160 160 40 160 120 200 0 180 0 |
Using indifference curves and production possibilities curves, determine
A. equilibrium relative prices at which production and consumption take place before trade, for both the US and ROW.
B. What is the range of prices within which trade would be mutually beneficial for both the US and ROW?
C. After specializing in production, determine the points at which consumption takes place if the US and ROW exchange 20 bushels of wheat for 20 yards of cloth, i.e. international relative price =1.
D. Derive the offer curves for the US and ROW.
E. Use supply and demand curves to examine the cloth market before and after trade in both the US and ROW.