2. Assume that both the United States and Germany produce beef and computers. The U.S. can produce...
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2. Assume that both the United States and Germany produce beef and computers. The U.S. can
produce 200 computers or 1,000 pounds of beef per day. Germany can produce 500 computers or
250 pounds of beef per day.
(a) What is the opportunity cost of beef and computer chips in each country? In which good does
each country have a comparative advantage? What is the range for mutually beneficial trade
in computers?
(b) Graph the PPCs for each country, putting computers on the horizontal axis. Then identify
the slopes of the PPCs. What does the slope represent?
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