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Infоrmаtiоn fоr questions 10-12 The world is mаde of three countries, A, B, аnd C. There are no transportation costs among these countries, just (possibly) tariffs. Countries A and B are considering forming a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA). If they do so, then they will have no tariffs against each other’s goods, but will keep their tariffs against country C’s goods. The following table lists the costs of production per unit of steel in the three countries, and also the tariffs that A imposes on steel from country B and C before the RTA is formed. Costs of production and tariffs Country Cost of production ($/unit of steel produced) A’s tariff ($/unit of steel imported) Country A 21 Country B 15 5 Country C 11 5 After forming an RTA with country B, country A would import steel from:
Infоrmаtiоn fоr questions 13-19 There аre two countries, Home аnd Foreign. Labor is the only factor of production. There are two goods, X and Y. The following table shows the output of each good per hour of labor, in the two countries. Output per hour of labor Good Home Foreign Good X 10 8 Good Y 5 2 At its optimal production point in autarky, the Home country produces 7,000 units of good X and 10,000 units of good Y. Calculate the total amount of labor available to work in the Home country, in hours of labor. Enter a whole or decimal number, as appropriate. Enter 0 if the answer cannot be obtained with the information given. Only exact answer accepted.