According to the table above, would there be trade flows in both directions if the exchange rate were $1 = 1 peso?

What will be an ideal response?

At this exchange rate the trade flows would only be in one direction. Residents of Mexico would wish to purchase both paper and plastics from the United States. The reason is that in Mexico Paper is three times as expensive and plastics are twice as expensive at prevailing exchange rates.

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