1. Suppose that in an hour a German worker can produce 200 clothes or 20 cars, while a Japanese worker can produce 150 clothes or 10 cars. Each country has 8 hours available.       

(a) Suppose that without trade the labour in each country spend 25% of their time producing clothes. How many clothes and cars would Germany produce?  

2. Suppose that in an hour a German worker can produce 200 clothes or 20 cars, while a Japanese worker can produce 150 clothes or 10 cars. Each country has 8 hours available.       (b) Calculate the opportunity cost for cars in Japan and Germany.

3. Suppose that in an hour a German worker can produce 200 clothes or 20 cars, while a Japanese worker can produce 150 clothes or 10 cars. Each country has 8 hours available.      

(c) If these countries were open to trade, which country would export clothes? (1 mark) Explain.(2 marks)

(d) At what price should the two countries trade? (2 marks) Explain.(2 marks)

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a Without trade if 25 of the time is spent producing clothes then ... View the full answer