Multiple Choice
Given the following diagram that shows the relationship between the price of good X relative to the price of good Y (PX/PY) and the wage rate relative to the return to capital or rental rate on capital (w/r) , and also indicates relative factor prices in country A [(w/r) A], relative factor prices in country B [(w/r) B], relative autarky goods prices in country A [(PX/PY) A], relative autarky goods prices in country B [(PX/PY) B], and (w/r) [where the (PX/PY) associated with (w/r) is the highest (PX/PY) on the graph]:
At (w/r) values less than (w/r) , __________ is the relatively labor-intensive good and, at (w/r) values greater than (w/r) , __________ the relatively labor-intensive good.
A) good X; good Y is
B) good X; good X also is
C) good Y; good Y also is
D) good Y; good X is
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