Micro 3-2

24 February 2023
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By definition, exports are
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goods produced domestically and sold abroad
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Trade between countries
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allows each country to consume at a point outside its production possibilities frontier
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Tom Brady should probably not mow his own lawn because
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his opportunity cost of mowing his lawn is higher than the cost of paying someone to mow it for him.
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For a country producing two goods, the opportunity cost of one good will be the inverse of the opportunity cost of the other good.
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True
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Differences in opportunity cost allow for gains from trade.
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True
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For both parties to gain from trade, the price at which they trade must lie between the two opportunity costs.
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True
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Assume a farmer has the ability to produce corn and/or beans. Whenever the farmer spends 1 hour less producing corn and 1 hour more producing beans, he reduces his output of corn by 2 bushels and raises his output of beans by 3 bushels. In view of these assumptions, the farmer's production possibilities frontier is bowed out.
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False
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Belarus has a comparative advantage in the production of linen, but Russia has an absolute advantage in the production of linen. If these two countries decide to trade,
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Belarus should export linen to Russia.
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Colombia should specialize in the production of
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coffee and import soybeans.
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Which of the following is not an example of the principle that trade can make everyone better off?
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All of the above are examples of the principle that trade can make everyone better off.