Question : Table 2-12 One Canoe One Sailboat : 1387326

 

Table 2-12

 

 

One Canoe

One Sailboat

Guatemala

    10 hours

     60 hours

Honduras

    15 hours

     75 hours

 

Table 2-12 shows the number of labor hours required to produce a canoe and a sailboat in Guatemala and Honduras.

 

 

 

47) Refer to Table 2-12.  Guatemala has a comparative advantage in the production of

A) canoes.

B) sailboats.

C) both products.

D) neither product.

 

 

48) Refer to Table 2-12.  If the two countries specialize and trade, who should export sailboats?

A) There is no basis for trade between the two countries.

B) Guatemala

C) Honduras

D) They should both be importing sailboats.

 

 

49) Refer to Table 2-12.  If the two countries specialize and trade, who should export canoes?

A) There is no basis for trade between the two countries.

B) Guatemala

C) Honduras

D) They should both be exporting canoes.

 

50) If the best surgeon in town is also the best at cleaning swimming pools, then according to economic reasoning, this person should

A) pursue the activity he enjoys more.

B) specialize in cleaning swimming pools because it is more labor-intensive.

C) split his time evenly between being a surgeon and cleaning swimming pools.

D) specialize in being a surgeon because its opportunity cost is lower.

 

 

51) Rayburn Reed is a highly talented photographer. He has chosen to specialize in photography because of all of the following except

A) he obviously has a comparative advantage in photography.

B) his opportunity cost of pursuing another career is very low.

C) for him, this is the most lucrative way to purchase the products that he wants to consume.

D) his photographs are highly esteemed by art lovers who are willing to pay very high prices.

 

 

Table 2-13

 

 

Tammi

Horace

Dogs Groomed

20

12

Cats Bathed

10

8

 

Table 2-13 shows the output per day of two pet groomers, Tammi and Horace. They can either devote their time to grooming dogs or bathing cats.

 

52) Refer to Table 2-13.  Which of the following statements is true?

A) Horace has an absolute advantage in both tasks.

B) Tammi has an absolute advantage in both tasks.

C) Horace has an absolute advantage in dog grooming and Tammi in cat bathing.

D) Horace has an absolute advantage in cat bathing and Tammi in dog grooming.

 

53) Refer to Table 2-13.  What is Horace’s opportunity cost of grooming a dog?

A) half a bathed cat

B) two bathed cats

C) two-thirds of a bathed cat

D) one and a half bathed cats

 

 

54) Refer to Table 2-13.  What is Horace’s opportunity cost of bathing a cat?

A) half a groomed dog

B) two groomed dogs

C) two-thirds of a groomed dog

D) one and a half groomed dogs

 

 

55) Refer to Table 2-13.  What is Tammi’s opportunity cost of grooming a dog?

A) half a bathed cat

B) two bathed cats

C) two-thirds of a bathed cat

D) one and a half bathed cats

 

 

56) Refer to Table 2-13.  What is Tammi’s opportunity cost of bathing a cat?

A) half a groomed dog

B) two groomed dogs

C) two-thirds of a groomed dog

D) one and a half groomed dogs