A simplified economy involves categories of three commodities: Agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation, all in appropriate units. Production of 1 unit of agriculture requires 0.5 unit of manufacturing and 0.25 of transportation; production of 1 unit of manufacturing requires0.25 units of agriculture and 0.25 unit of transportation; and production of 1 unit of transportation requires 0.33 unit of agriculture and 0.25 unit of manufacturing. Required: (i) Develop the technological matrix for this problem (1 Mark) (ii) Suppose the final demand is 60 units of agriculture, 52 units of manufacturing, and 48 units of transportation. Determine how much should each sector produce to satisfy this both the internal and external demand
A simplified economy involves categories of three commodities: Agriculture,
manufacturing, and transportation, all in appropriate units. Production of 1 unit of agriculture
requires 0.5 unit of manufacturing and 0.25 of transportation; production of 1 unit of
manufacturing requires0.25 units of agriculture and 0.25 unit of transportation; and production
of 1 unit of transportation requires 0.33 unit of agriculture and 0.25 unit of manufacturing.
Required:
(i) Develop the technological matrix for this problem (1 Mark)
(ii) Suppose the final demand is 60 units of agriculture, 52 units of manufacturing, and 48
units of transportation. Determine how much should each sector produce to satisfy this
both the internal and external demand


