D) Then, due to the rise of worldwide demand for cheese, the world price goes to PC/PW = 1.5. At the new terms of trade, do you think the UK is better off or worse off than at the original terms of trade, and why?

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The table below shows the number of gallons of Wine and pounds of Cheese produced in the United Kingdom and the rest of the
world per labor hour (that is, their productivity). Assume that both the UK and the Rest of the World have 100 labor hours.
Productivity
In the United Kingdom
In the Rest of the World
Wine gallons per labor hour
0.25
1.00
Cheese pounds per labor hour
0.50
0.67
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the number of gallons of Wine and pounds of Cheese produced in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world per labor hour (that is, their productivity). Assume that both the UK and the Rest of the World have 100 labor hours. Productivity In the United Kingdom In the Rest of the World Wine gallons per labor hour 0.25 1.00 Cheese pounds per labor hour 0.50 0.67
D) Then, due to the rise of worldwide demand for cheese, the world price goes to PC/Pw = 1.5. At the new terms of trade, do you think
the UK is better off or worse off than at the original terms of trade, and why?
Transcribed Image Text:D) Then, due to the rise of worldwide demand for cheese, the world price goes to PC/Pw = 1.5. At the new terms of trade, do you think the UK is better off or worse off than at the original terms of trade, and why?
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