S. The price of trade Suppose that Portugal and Austria both produce rye and win

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S. The price of trade Suppose that Portugal and Austria both produce rye and wine. Portugal's opportunity cost of producing a botte of wine is 5 bushels of rye while Austria's opportunity cost of producing a bottle of wine is 10 bushels of rye. has a comparative advantage in the By comparing the opportunity cost of producing wine in the two countries, you can tell that MNL production of wine and y has a comparative advantage in the production of rye. Suppose that Portugal and Austria consider trading wine and rye with each other Portugal can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives of rye for each bottle of wine it exports to Austria. Similarly, Austria can gain from trade as long as it receives more than more than of wine for each bushel of rye it exports to Portugal. Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of wine in terms of rye) would allow both Austria and Portugal to gain from trade? Check all that apply 8 bushels of rye per bottle of wine 9 bushels of rye per bottle of wine 15 bushels of rye per bottle of wine 1 bushel of rye per bottle of wine Grade It Now Save & Continue

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