Suppose that in Mexico, it takes four labor hours to produce one shirt and 12 labor hours to produce one computer. Suppose that in the United States, it takes four labor hours to produce one shirt and three labor hours to produce one computer. If both countries have 60 labor hours available, completely specialize according to comparative advantage, and trade 7.5 shirts for 7.5 computers, which of the following gives total consumption in the United States after trade? a. 15 shirts and 20 computers

b. 7.5 shirts and 10 computers

c. 7.5 shirts and 12.5 computers

d. 7.5 shirts and 7.5 computers

c. 7.5 shirts and 12.5 computers

Explanation:

United States have comparative advantage in producing computers while Mexico has comparative advantage in producing shirts. United States have 60 labor hours available which it will use to make computers. It can make total 20 [60 hours / 3 hour per computer] computers. It will trade 7.5 computer for 7.5 shirts then the country will be left with 12.5 computers and 7.5 shirts.

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