Suppose Germany and France each produce only two goods, guns and butter. Both are produced using labor alone and the value of a good is equal to the number of labor units required to produce it. Assuming both countries are at full employment. you are given the following information: Germany: 10 units of labor required to produce 1 gun 5 units of labor required to produce 1 pound of butter 10 units of labor required to produce 1 pound of butter Total labor force: 1,000,000 units France: 15 units of labor required to produce 1 gun Total labor force: 750,000 units a. Draw the production possibility frontiers for each country in the absence of trade. b. If transportation costs are ignored and trade is allowed, will France and Germany engage in trade? Explain. c. If a trade agreement were negotiated, at what rate (number of guns per unit of butter) would they agree to exchange?
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Germany:Can produce 1 gun with 10 units of labor and 1 pound of butter with 5 units of labor; labor force = 1,000,000 units.
France:
France:Can produce 1 gun with 15 units of labor and 1 pound of butter with 10 units of labor; labor force = 750,000 units.
Germany can produce 100,000 guns or 200,000 pounds of butter with its labor force.
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