If a bushel of corn sells for $2 in the United States and for 4,000 COP (Colombian peso) in Colombia, and if 1 dollar is worth 2,200 COP, then:

a. the corn is 400 COP more expensive in Colombia.
b. the corn is 400 COP cheaper in Colombia.
c. the price of a bushel of corn equals $2 in both the United States and Colombia.
d. the price of corn is 4,000 COP lower in Colombia than in the United States.
e. the price of corn is $0.20 lower in the United States than in Colombia.

b

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