Alternate Outputs from One Day's Labor Input: United States: 12 bushels of wheat or 3 yards of textiles. Great Britain: 3 bushels of wheat or 12 yards of textiles. From the data above, the United States
a. has an absolute advantage over Great Britain in the production of textiles.
b. has an absolute advantage over Great Britain in the production of wheat.
c. has a comparative advantage in the production of textiles
d. should export textiles to Great Britain.
b
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The Fisher index
A) uses the arithmetic mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. B) uses the standard deviation of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. C) uses the geometric mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. D) uses the harmonic mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index.
Suppose the Fluffy Pillow Company produces pillows. The number of pillows it can produce each hour depends on the number of workers it hires, as shown in the accompanying table. In addition, each pillow can be sold for $2 more than the cost of the materials needed to produce it. Number of workers per hourNumber of pillows per hour00124242354460561 If the hourly wage for people who make pillows is $10, then how many workers should the Fluffy Pillow Company hire each hour?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 4