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[FIRST FIVE PARTS]

a. Each of them allocates their resources evenly in bothgoods.

So ann produces (6/2) = 3 coconut and (12/2) = 6 fish.

So, Bob will produce (9/2) = 4.5 coconut and (18/2) = 9fish.

So, total production

Coconut = 3+4.5 = 7

Fish = 6+9 = 15

So, 7 coconuts and 15 fish are produced.

b. Bob has absolute advantage in production of both goods.

Given the labor productivity, Bob can produce 9 coconut in agiven time whereas ann can produce only 6 coconut. So, bob hasabsolute advantage in coconut.

Bob can produce 18 fish in a given time and ann can produce only12 fish. So bob has absolute advantage in fish also.

c. Opportunity cost of ann of producing

Coconut: (12/6) = 2 fish

Fish: (6/12) = 0.5 coconut

d. Opportunity cost for Bob of producing

Coconut: (18/9) = 2 fish

Fish: (9/18) = 0.5 coconut

e. No one has a comparative advantage in neither good. Fromearlier parts c and d, we can see that each person has equalopportunity costs of producing each good.

Both persons have same opportunity cost.

A person that has lower opportunity cost of producing a good issaid to have comparitive advantage in that good.

Since both have equal opportunity costs, no has a comparativeadvantage in either good.