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If Iowa’s opportunity cost of corn is lower than Oklahoma’s opportunity cost of corn, then what would be the resultant effect? 
A. Iowa has a comparative advantage in the production of corn.
B. Iowa has an absolute advantage in the production of corn.
C. Iowa should import corn from Oklahoma.
D. Oklahoma should produce just enough corn to satisfy its own residents’ demands

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Consider two neighboring island countries called Felicidad and Contente. They each have 4 million labor hours available per month that they can use to produce jeans, corn, or a combination of both. The following table shows the amount of jeans or corn that can be produced using 1 hour of labor.

Country Jeans Corn
(Pairs per hour of labor) (Bushels per hour of labor)
Felicidad 8 32
Contente 12 24

Initially, suppose Contente uses 1 million hours of labor per month to produce jeans and 3 million hours per month to produce corn, while Felicidad uses 3 million hours of labor per month to produce jeans and 1 million hours per month to produce corn. Consequently, Felicidad produces 24 million pairs of jeans and 32 million bushels of corn, and Contente produces 12 million pairs of jeans and 72 million bushels of corn. Assume there are no other countries willing to trade goods, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of jeans and corn it produces.

Felicidad's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is______ bushels of corn, and Contente's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is______​ bushels of corn. Therefore,______ has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans, and______ has a comparative advantage in the production of corn.

Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces jeans will produce______million pairs per month, and the country that produces corn will produce______million bushels per month.

In the following table, enter each country's production decision on the third row of the table (marked "Production").

Suppose the country that produces jeans trades 26 million pairs of jeans to the other country in exchange for 78 million bushels of corn.

In the following table, select the amount of each good that each country exports and imports in the boxes across the row marked "Trade Action," and enter each country's final consumption of each good on the line marked "Consumption."

When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of jeans was 36 million pairs per month, and the total production of corn was 104 million bushels per month. Because of specialization, the total production of jeans has increased by______million pairs per month, and the total production of corn has increased by______million bushels per month.

Because the two countries produce more jeans and more corn under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade.

Calculate the gains from trade—that is, the amount by which each country has increased its consumption of each good relative to the first row of the table. In the following table, enter this difference in the boxes across the last row (marked "Increase in Consumption").

Felicidad

Contente
Jeans Corn Jeans Corn
(Millions of pairs) (Millions of bushels) (Millions of pairs) (Millions of bushels)
Without Trade
Production 24 32 12 72
Consumption 24 32 12 72
With Trade
Production
Trade action
Consumption
Gains from Trade
Increase in Consumption

24) Suppose John and Joe each have different production possibility frontiers; John specializes in cloth and Joe specializes in corn. John's island unexpectedly has exceptionally good weather, and suddenly he is twice as productive in the production of both corn and cloth. Select the best statement. A) There will be a change in what John and Joe specialize in, because John's opportunity cost of production will have risen. B) As a result, it is possible that John and Joe will switch what they specialize in. C) As a result, John will have an absolute advantage in both corn and cloth. D) This is an example of unemployed resources becoming employed. E) There will be no change in what John and Joe specialize in, because John's comparative advantage has not changed.

1. Which of the following actions reflect self-interested behavior?
(i) Warren Buffett, one of the world's wealthiest individuals, donated more than $30 billion to humanitarian causes such as AIDS and tuberculosis initiatives.
(ii) Pfizer Inc., a private pharmaceutical company, sponsored a disease-management program for Florida's Medicaid patients with chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
(iii) You agree to babysit your 8-year-old brother instead of going to a kick-boxing class.
(iv) You agree to babysit your 8-year-old brother instead of going to a kick-boxing class only if your mother pays you $8 an hour.
A. (iv) only
B. (ii) and (iii) only
C. All of the above actions except (iii)
D. All of the above actions

2. Unlimited wants and limited resources:
A. Can be overcome through innovation
B. Can be overcome by increasing wealth
C. Are not problems faced by wealthy industrialized nations
D. Necessitate choices about the goods to services to consume

3. The production possibilities frontier can be used to demonstrate which of the following?
(i) The best tradeoffs that individuals and societies should make
(ii) The tradeoffs forced on individuals and societies because of scarcity
(iii) The wealth maximizing output combination that an individual or society should choose
A. (i), (ii) and (ii)
B. (i) only
C. (ii) only
D. (iii) only

Figure 1-1 shows the production possibility frontier for the hypothetical country, Lindenderry, which produces only two goods: corn and automobiles. Assume that Lindenderry uses all its productive resources to their maximum capacity.

Figure 1-1

4. If Lindenderry is using its productive resources to their maximum capacity, it must be producing a combination of goods given by a point such as:
A. Point U, V or W
B. Point U, X or W
C. Point V, U or T
D. Point X

5. If Lindenderry is at point U, producing 1300 tons of corn and 34 million automobiles, what is the opportunity cost of an additional 11 million automobiles?
A. 1,100 tons of corn
B. 2,200 tons of corn
C. 200 tons of corn
D. 18.2 tons of corn

6. Suppose Lindenderry is at point S, producing 700 tons of corn and 56 million automobiles. What happens if it sacrifices 11 million automobiles?
A. It moves to point T and gains 400 tons of corn
B. It moves to point T and gains 1,110 tons of corn
C. It moves to point W and gains 700 tons of corn
D. It moves to point W and loses 11 million automobiles

7. Suppose the price of a banana is $0.50, the price of a can of soda is $1.00 and the price of a power bar is $1.50. What is the opportunity cost of a banana?
A. $0.50
B. 1/2 of a power bar
C. 1/3 of a can of soda
D. 1/2 can of soda or 1/3 of a power bar

8. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Mother Teresa faced trade-offs when deciding to help lepers in India rather than some other needy group
B. When the government funds research into cancer, it is able to avoid trade-offs because public funds are used rather than private funds
C. When you volunteer to help at a soup kitchen, you face an opportunity cost of your time
D. Economics brings tradeoffs to light but does not inform us of which trade-offs society should make

9. Which the following would be likely to raise your opportunity cost of going to college full-time?
(i) You have been offered a full-time job as wardrobe assistant to Paris Hilton that pays $60,000 per year.
(ii) You have been offered a merit scholarship that pays for two years of tuition.
(iii) Your landlord increases the rent on the apartment you are currently living in and will continue to live in even if you choose to attend college full-time.
(iv) An increase in the value of your college trust fund set up by your grandfather.
A. All of the above
B. All of the above except (ii)
C. (i) only
D. (i) and (iii) only

Suppose Galesburg produces only two goods: textiles and wheat. Table 1-1 shows the combinations of the two goods that Galesburg can produce if it uses all its productive resources to their maximum capacity.

Table 1-1

10. If Galesburg is currently producing at point H, what is the opportunity cost of obtaining an additional 100 bushels of wheat?
A. 360 bales of textiles
B. 240 bales of textiles
C. 60 bales of textiles
D. 20 bales of textiles

11. Suppose Galesburg is currently producing at point K and would like to move to point J. This movement:
A. Enables it to obtain an additional 20 bales of textiles and an additional 60 bushels of wheat
B. Requires a sacrifice of 60 bushels of wheat to obtain an additional 20 bales of textiles
C. Enables Galesburg to increase textile production with no reduction in wheat production
D. Suggests that point K is an inefficient choice for Galesburg

12. Suppose Galesburg is currently producing 60 bales of textiles and 200 bushels of wheat. Which of the following statements is true?
A. It is not possible to produce more wheat without sacrificing any textiles
B. It is possible to produce more wheat without sacrificing any textiles
C. The people of Galesburg do not value wheat as highly as they value textiles
D. The price of wheat must have fallen, so producers have reduced their supply of wheat

13. Suppose the people of Galesburg want to consume 50 bales of textiles and 310 bushels of wheat. Are they able to achieve this?
A. Yes, if they are willing to pay higher prices for these products to induce suppliers to produce them
B. No, at this time Galesburg has insufficient resources to satisfy its consumers' wants
C. Yes, if they rearrange their resource use so as to increase total output
D. No, Galesburg must increase its money supply in order to do so

14. The opportunity cost of an item is:
A. The price you paid to acquire that item
B. What you could have bought if you did not purchase that item
C. What it costs to make that item
D. Higher than what you paid to obtain that item

15. The opportunity cost of an item is:
A. The value of all the alternatives that must be given up in order to engage in any economic activity
B. The average value of all the alternatives that you forego in order to engage in any economic activity
C. The highest-valued alternative that must be given up in order to engage in any economic activity
D. The lowest-valued alternative that must be given up in order to engage in any economic activity

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