Question

The production possibilities curves suggest that rev: 09_17_2020_QC_CS-228777 Multiple Choice West Mudville should specialize in, and export, both baseballs and baseball bats. workers will try to immigrate from West Mudville to East Mudville. West Mudville should specialize in, and export, baseball bats. East Mudville should specialize in, and export, baseball bats.

Answer 1

Answer: West Mudville should specialize in, and export, baseball bats.

Explanation:

Each country should specialize in the good that it has a lower opportunity cost in producing.

West Mudville

Opportunity cost of producing baseball bats = 9/9 = 1 baseball

Opportunity cost of producing baseball = 9/9 = 1 baseball bat

East Mudville

Opportunity cost of producing baseball bats = 8/4 = 2 baseballs

Opportunity cost of producing baseball = 4/8 = 0.5 baseball bats

From the above, West Mudville has a lower opportunity cost than East Mudville in the production of baseball bats and so it should specialize in and export that.