Question

Assume India can produce either 15 bottles of milk or 50 cartons of eggs using all of its available resources, and Indonesia can produce either 25 bottles of milk or 35 cartons of eggs using all of its available resources. After each country fully specializes in producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, how many cartons of eggs will India produce

Answer 1

Answer:

50 cartons of eggs

Explanation:

The comparative advantage is a principle in which a country specializes in the production a good in which it has a lower opportunity cost than others.

                 Bottles of milk     cartons of eggs

India                  15                              50

Indonesia          25                             35

In this situation, the opportunity cost for India of producing 1 bottle of milk is producing 3.33 cartons of eggs. The opportunity cost for Indonesia of producing 1 bottle of milk is producing 1.4 cartons of eggs. This means that Indonesia has a lower opportunity cost and a comparative advantage in producing bottles of milk.

In the other part, the opportunity cost for India of producing 1 carton of eggs is producing 0.3 bottles of milk and the opportunity cost for Indonesia of producing 1 carton of eggs is producing 0.71 bottles of milk. This means that India has a lower opportunity cost and a comparative advantage in producing cartons of eggs.

According to this, India would specialize in producing eggs as it has a comparative advantage and the country will produce 50 cartons of eggs.