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Scenario 20.2 Suppose Labor Productivity Differences Are the Only Determinants of Comparative

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Scenario 20.2
Suppose labor productivity differences are the only determinants of comparative advantage, and both Egypt and Ghana produce only corn and cocoa. In Egypt, 10 bushels of corn or 15 pounds of cocoa can be produced in a day. In Ghana, one day of labor can be used to produce either 2 bushels of corn or 8 pounds of cocoa.
-Refer to Scenario 20.2. Ghana will be willing to trade cocoa for Egyptian corn if, in the international market, 1 pound of cocoa can be exchanged for:


A) more than 0.125 of a bushel but less than 0.150 of a bushel of corn.
B) less than 0.12 of a bushel of corn.
C) more than 0.25 of a bushel but less than 0.66 of a bushel of corn.
D) less than 0.02 of a bushel of corn.
E) more than 0.1 of a bushel but less than 0.2 of a bushel of corn.

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