Using a certain quantity of resources, workers in the fictitious country of Iguania can produce 4 bottles of penicillin or 12 loaves of bread. Using the same resources, workers in another fictitious country, Chamelia, can produce 6 bottles of penicillin or 8 loaves of bread. A. Calculate the opportunity cost of producing each good in each country. (3 points)
B. Which country has comparative advantage in the production of which good? (3 points)
C. Complaints about "unfair trade practices" lead to a mutual embargo between these two countries. Who will gain and who will suffer because of this embargo? (3 points)
D. If, after a long embargo, trade is resumed between these two countries, who would benefit the most from it? (3 points)

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Select the correct answer. ramon applied to the state university in the city where he lives, but he was denied admission. what should he do now? a. change his mind about graduating and drop out of high school so he can start working right away. b. decide not to go to college, because he didn’t have a backup plan. c. stay positive and write a mean letter to let the college know that they made a bad decision. d. learn from this opportunity, reevaluate his options, and apply to his second and third choices.

What is one counter argument to the premise that the wealth gap is a serious problem which needs to be addressed?