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Finding your trade advantage

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The producer that can produce any given level of output at lowest cost

a)

Comparative Advantage

b)

Trade Offs

c)

Absolute Advantage

d)

Opportunity Cost

2.
If nations specialize according to their comparative advantage and engage in trade with each other, each nation can:
a)
Consume outside its production possibilities curve 
b)
Produce outside its production possibilities curve 
c)
Shift its production possibilities curve to the right 
d)
Produce more of all goods 
3.
Based on the table provided, which one of the following statements is correct?
a)
Japan has the absolute advantage in producing cars
b)
Japan has the comparative advantage in producing cars
c)
The United States has the absolute advantage in producing both cars and computers
d)
The opportunity cost of producing a car in Japan is 1/2 a computer
4.

The theory of comparative advantage implies that Alpha would find it advantageous to

a)

export grain and import steel

b)

export steel and import grain

c)

export both grain and steel and import nothing

d)

import both grain and steel and export nothing

e)

trade 1 ton of grain for 0.5 ton of steel

5.
Suppose that in one week Sam can knit 5 sweaters or make 4 blankets and Rob can knit 10 sweaters or make 6 blankets. Which of the following is true?
a)
Sam has an absolute advantage in making blankets
b)
Sam has neither a comparative nor an absolute advantage in knitting sweaters or making blankets
c)
Sam has a comparative advantage in making blankets
d)
Sam has a comparative advantage in knitting sweaters
6.

Based on the table provided, which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

Japan has the absolute advantage in producing cars

b)

Japan has the comparative advantage in producing cars

c)

The United States has the absolute advantage in producing both cars and computers

d)

The opportunity cost of producing a car in Japan is 1/2 a computer

7.

The U.S. can produce 50 cars and 25 tools. Peru can produce 20 cars and 15 tools. What is the opportunity cost of producing a car in the U.S.?

a)

.5 tools

b)

.5 cars

c)

.75 cars

d)

1.3 tools

8.

What is the opportunity cost of making 1 car in Peru?

a)

.5 cars

b)

.75 tools

c)

1.3 tools

d)

2 tools

9.

What should the U.S. import?

a)

cars

b)

tools

c)

both

d)

not enough info

10.

What is the opportunity cost of producing a tool in the U.S.?

a)

.5 cars

b)

.75 tools

c)

2 cars

d)

1.3 cars

11.

The U.S. can produce 10 ipads or 20 phones. China can produce 20 ipads or 30 phones. Who should produce what?

a)

U.S.-ipads

China- phones

b)

U.S. phones

China- ipads

c)

both should produce ipads

d)

they should not specialize

12.

What is the opportunity cost of producing 1 ipad in the U.S.?

a)

2 phones

b)

1.5 phones

c)

.5 phones

d)

.33 phones