Output per Hour Worked    United States Mexico Computers (unit) 3 1 Shoes (pairs) 6 3 Based on the above table, if the world price of computers is four pairs of shoes, then the optimal strategy for each country would be a) for Mexico to specialize in shoes, and the United States in computers. b) for the United States to specialize in shoes, and Mexico in computers. c) to specialize in computers. d) to specialize in shoes.

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