Figure 11-8

question 86

Multiple Choice

Figure 11-8
Figure 11-8 shows the optimal input combinations for the production of a given quantity of cotton in the United States and in China.
-Refer to Figure 11-8.Which of the following could explain why the United States and China use different input combinations to produce a given quantity of cotton and yet,each country produces that quantity at the lowest possible cost?

• A) because the prices of inputs are not the same for the two countries: labor is relatively lower-priced and capital is relatively higher priced in the United States
• B) because the prices of inputs are not the same for the two countries: labor is relatively lower-priced and capital is relatively higher priced in China
• C) because the United States has more sophisticated technology and therefore is more efficient in cotton production
• D) because the marginal product per dollar spent on capital yields a higher return in the United States than in China

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