Question

We assume that in a village there are farmers, carpenters, and tailors, who provide the three essential goods: food, housing, and clothing. Suppose the farmers consume 2/5 of the food (produced by farmers), 1/3 of the housing (produced by carpenters) and 1/2 of the clothes (produced by tailors). The carpenter consumes 2/5 of the food, 1/3 of the housing, and 1/2 of the clothes. The tailors consume 1/5 of the food, 1/3 of the housing, and no clothes. Assume this is a closed Leontief model.

If we know that the tailors produce 560 units of clothes, then the farmers produce ___________units of food, and the carpenters produce_________ units of housing.

Answer 1

The farmers produce 746 units.

The carpenters produce 746 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Leontief model is a model of economics for whole country. It helps to understand the effects of increased production on the economy. In the given scenario the farmers, carpenters and tailor maintain a ratio in which they produce goods. The equilibrium condition will be Ap = p. The ratio of farmer, carpenter and tailor will be 4:4:3 to achieve the equilibrium. If the tailor produces 560 units then farmer will produce 560 * 4 /3 and carpenter will produce 560 *4/3.