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Comparative Advantage
There are two countries in the world. There are also only two different types of goods produced, food and clothing. Each country has the same amount of “inputs” (i.e. labor, capital, raw materials, etc.), which amounts to 100,000 units of input. Below is a chart that lists out how many units of output each country could create if they created just one type of good. For example, if Country A produced ONLY food, then with 100,000 units of input they could produce 300,000 pounds of food.
Country | Clothing (yards) | Food (lbs) |
A | 180,000 | 300,000 |
B | 240,000 | 900,000 |
Options
1. If you strongly believe the market is about to go down, which option should you buy or sell?
2. Use the below information to calculate your profit/loss if you own a long call and the option just matured (reached its expiration): Spot: 99 Strike: 100 Call premium: $3