Assume that Chile can produce one pound of coffee or 40 pillows in an hour, and that the United States can produce one pound of coffee or 20 pillows in an hour,
a. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and the United States should produce both coffee and pillows
b. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce pillows
c. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce coffee
d. the terms of trade should exceed 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce coffee
e. no trade will occur, since the United States does not have an absolute advantage in producing either good
B
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