If Workers in Mexico Produce Fewer Goods and Services Per

question 225

Multiple Choice

If workers in Mexico produce fewer goods and services per hour than workers in the United States in all areas of production,then

• A) the United States will benefit from trade with Mexico but Mexico will not.
• B) Mexico will benefit from trade with the United States but the United States will not.
• C) neither Mexico nor the United States will benefit from trade with the other.
• D) both the United States and Mexico will benefit from trade with the other.
• E) it is unknown whether either country can benefit from trade with the other.

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