Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools (8th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - International Trade and Public Policy - Exercises - 18.1 Benefits from Specialization and Trade - Page 426: 1.2

Answer

Exchanged

Work Step by Step

Terms of trade is the rate at which one product can be EXCHANGED for another product. Shirtland is willing to pay 3 shirts for 1 chip. They would sacrifice 3 shirts if producing its own chip. Chipland's opportunity cost of 1 chip is 1 shirt, and Shirtland's opportunity cost is 3 shirts for 1 chip. Chipland has a comparative advantage in the production of chips because it sacrifices fewer shirts to produce 1 chip. The terms of trade will be exchanging two shirts per chip.
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