Suppose that in Germany, the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of beer is 5 gallons of wine. In Italy, the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of beer is 3 gallons of wine
a. What is the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of wine for Germany?
b. What is the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of wine for Italy?
c. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of beer?
d. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of wine?
a. For Germany, the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of wine is 1/5 of a gallon of beer.
b. For Italy, the opportunity cost of producing a gallon of wine is 1/3 of a gallon of beer.
c. Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of wine.
d. Italy has a comparative advantage in the production of beer.
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A) become slightly more unequal. B) not dramatically changed. C) become more equal. D) shifted toward the poorer 20 percent away from the richer 20 percent.
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a. ignoring them b. taxing the goods that cause the negative externalities c. controlling the quantity produced of the good that causes the negative externalities d. privatizing them e. to make its production illegal