Suppose that in Mexico, it takes 4 labor hours to produce 1 shirt and 12 labor hours to produce 1 computer. Suppose that in the United States, it takes 4 labor hours to produce 1 shirt and 3 labor hours to produce 1 computer. If both countries have 60 labor hours available, completely specialize according to comparative advantage, and trade 7.5 shirts for 7.5 computers, how many labor hours would it have taken Mexico to produce on its own the goods it consumes as a result of trade?

The interaction of individual choices because a type of fish is on the verge of extinction, the government imposes rules that prohibit fishing in the publicly owned spawning grounds. at first owners of fshing bouts complain about this restriction on where they can fish, but soon they notice that the number of adult fish swimming outside the protected area is much higher than it was before. with the restriction, each fishing boat ends up catching more fish than it did before the r which of the following principles of economic interaction best describes this scenario? o there is a tradeoff between equality and efficiency o markets usually lead to efficiency. o when markets do not achieve efficiency,government intervention can improve overall welfare o markets allocate goodseffectively