Assuming an economy has fixed quantities of resources, that…

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Assuming аn ecоnоmy hаs fixed quаntities оf resources, that economy:

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Questiоn 1 Ecuаdоr аnd Mexicо produce аvocados and bananas. Each country in endowed with a specific amount of labor and has a unit labor requirement for producing each good. The PPFs between avocados and bananas for Ecuador (PPFE) and Mexico (PPFM) is depicted in the graph below.    Part (i): Identify the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of each good in Ecuador. Clearly indicate which opportunity cost refers to each good. Part (ii): Identify the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of each good in Mexico. Clearly indicate which opportunity cost refers to each good. Part (iii): Which country has a comparative advantage in producing avocados? Which country has a comparative advantage in producing bananas? Part (iv): Suppose that the unit-labor requirement for producing an additional avocado is aA=4 in Ecuador. How many units of labor are available in Ecuador?   Part (v): Suppose that Mexico has 120 units of labor available. What must be the unit-labor requirement for producing an additional banana in Mexico?