*3.4 The all-American baseball is made using cork from Portugal, rubber from Malaysia, yarn from Australia, and...

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*3.4 The all-American baseball is made using cork from Portugal, rubber from Malaysia, yarn from Australia, and leather from France, and it is stitched (108 stitches exactly) by workers in Costa Rica. To assemble a baseball takes one unit each of these inputs.

Ultimately, the finished product must be shipped to its final destination—say, Cooperstown, New York.

The materials used cost the same anywhere. Labor costs are lower in Costa Rica than in a possible alternative manufacturing site in Georgia, but shipping costs from Costa Rica are higher. What production function is used? What is the cost function? What can you conclude about shipping costs if it is less expensive to produce baseballs in Costa Rica than in Georgia?

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Managerial Economics And Strategy

ISBN: 9780135640944

2nd Global Edition

Authors: Jeffrey M. Perloff, James A. Brander

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