In the following diagram showing the relationship between the price of good X relative to the price of good (PX/PY) and the wage rate relative to the return to capital or rental rate on capital (w/r) ,
good X is the relatively __________ good at (w/r) values less than (w/r) , and good X is __________ good at (w/r) values greater than (w/r) . [Note: The (PX/PY) associated with (w/r) is the highest (PX/PY) on the graph.]
A) labor-intensive; also the relatively labor-intensive
B) labor-intensive; the relatively capital-intensive
C) capital-intensive; the relatively labor-intensive
D) capital-intensive; also the relatively capital-intensive
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