Suppose That the Labor Requirements Per Unit of Output in Each

question 14

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the labor requirements per unit of output in each of the two industries in Each of three countries are as follows:
$\begin{array} { l l l } & \underline{\text { Wheat }} & \underline{\text { Cloth} } \\\\\text { Spain } & \text { 2 days } & \text { 3 days } \\\text { France } & \text { 2 days } & \text { 2 days } \\\text { United States } & \text { 1 day } & \text { 3 days }\end{array}$
In this situation, with an international terms of trade of 1 cloth:2 wheat (or 1 wheat:½ cloth) , __________ would export cloth and import wheat; if the terms of trade were, instead, 1 wheat:¾ cloth (or 1 cloth:1 wheat) , __________ would export cloth and import wheat.

• A) France and the United States; Spain
• B) Spain and France; France
• C) France and the United States; Spain and the United States
• D) Spain and France; Spain and the United States

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Definitions:

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced by a company, sector, or economy.

Diminishing Marginal Product

A principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the marginal product of the variable input eventually decreases.

Production Function

Describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the resulting output.

Positive

Characterized by or denoting an occurrence or condition that is affirmatively present or beneficial, often used in the context of positive effects or outcomes.