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Answer:
FRANCE has a comparative advantage in the production of cheese and SWEDEN has a comparative advantage in the production of oil.
- Comparative advantages result form the lowest opportunity costs. In this case, France's opportunity cos tot produce cheese is lower, while Sweden's opportunity cost of producing oil is lower.
France can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than 3 BARRELS of oil for each pound of cheese it exports to Sweden. Similarly, Sweden can gain from trade as long as it receives more than 1/11 POUNDS of cheese for each barrel of oil it exports to France.
Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following terms of trade (that is, price of cheese in terms of oil) would allow both Sweden and France to gain from trade?
- a. 6 barrels of oil per pound of cheese
- c. 4 barrel of oil per pound of cheese