What are the relative prices (opportunity costs) of wine and cloth? a) wine costs 1/2 yard of cloth per bottle in England b) cloth costs 1/2 bottle of wine/yard in England c) cloth costs 4 man-hours/yard in Portugal d) cloth costs 2 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal e) wine costs 3 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal
What are the relative prices (opportunity costs) of wine and cloth? a) wine costs 1/2 yard of cloth per bottle in England b) cloth costs 1/2 bottle of wine/yard in England c) cloth costs 4 man-hours/yard in Portugal d) cloth costs 2 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal e) wine costs 3 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal
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08. What are the relative prices (
a) wine costs 1/2 yard of cloth per bottle in England |
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b) cloth costs 1/2 bottle of wine/yard in England |
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c) cloth costs 4 man-hours/yard in Portugal |
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d) cloth costs 2 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal |
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e) wine costs 3 bottles of wine/yard in Portugal |
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In portugal the production of cloth requires double man-hoirs than the wine while in England both cloth and wine need same man-hour for 1 unit of the production.
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