Tony and Patty produce skis and snowboards. The tables show their production possibilities. Tony produces 5 snowboards

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Tony and Patty produce skis and snowboards. The tables show their production possibilities. Tony produces 5 snowboards and 40 skis a week; Patty produces 10 snowboards and 5 skis a week.

a. Who has a comparative advantage in producing (i) snowboards and (ii) skis?

b. If Tony and Patty specialize and trade 1 snowboard for 1 ski, what are the gains from trade?

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 125367

12th Global Edition

Authors: Michael Parkin

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