Suppose that there are drastic technological improvements in shoe production at Home such that shoe factories can operate almost completely with computer-aided machines. Consider the following data for the Home country:
Computers:
Sales Revenue = Pc x Qc = 100
Payments to Labor = W x Lc = 50
Payments to Capital = Kc x R = 50
Percentage change in price of computers = (∆Pc) / (Pc) = 10%
Shoes:
Sales Revenue = Ps x Qs = 100
Payments to Labor = W x Ls = 25
Payments to Capital = Ks x R = 75
Percentage change in price of shoes = (∆Ps) / (Ps) = 20%
Based on the given information:
1. The relative price of computers (Pc / Ps) under trade.
2. Based on the relative price change, the country exports and imports.
3. In this question, capital is capital intensive, and labor is labor intensive.