In order to conjecture the circumstances in these two countries under autarky (whenthere is no trade), consider the following hypothetical scenario based on Ricardianmodel. Assume throughout that those two countries (Sweden and Italy)are the only two countries in the world, at least for purposes of trade. There are twogoods: computers and textiles.

Consumers in both countries always spend half of theirincome on computers and half of their income on textiles. The only factor ofproduction is labour. Each Swedish worker can produce 4 computers or 2 textiles per unitof time. Each Italian worker can produce 2 computers or 3 textiles per unit of time. There are 100 workers in the Sweden and 80 workers in Italy.

(a) Find the autarky relative price of computers in both countries (i.e., the price of computers divided by the price of textiles). (b) How many units of each good each country produces and consumes in equilibrium under autarky?

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