Tackle the Test: Free-Response Questions

  1. Question

    Refer to the graph below to answer the following questions.

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    Rubric for FRQ 1 (9 points)

    1 point: Country A, ¼ computer; Country B, 1¼ computers

    1 point: Country B

    1 point: Because Country B can produce more computers than Country A (500 versus 200)

    1 point: Country A

    1 point: Because Country A can produce corn at a lower opportunity cost (¼ versus 1¼ computers)

    1 point: Corn

    1 point: Country B has a comparative advantage in the production of computers, so it will produce computers and import corn (Country A has a comparative advantage in corn production, so it will specialize in corn and import computers from Country B).

    1 point: ¼ computer

    1 point: Country A’s opportunity cost of producing corn is ¼ computer, so that is the lowest price it will accept to sell corn to Country B.

  2. Question

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    Refer to the table below to answer the following questions. These two countries are producing textiles and wheat using equal amounts of resources.