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The Table Given Below Shows the Units of Land and Labor

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The table given below shows the units of land and labor required to produce a unit of bread and cheese respectively in country X. If country X is land-abundant, the opening up of free trade would result in:  1 urit of Bread  1 unit of Cheese  Labor Input 5 units 20 units  Land Input 4 units 10 units \begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { 1 urit of Bread } & \text { 1 unit of Cheese } \\\hline \text { Labor Input } & 5 \text { units } & 20 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Land Input } & 4 \text { units } & 10 \text { units } \\\hline\end{array}


A) a decline in the production of both bread and cheese in the country.
B) an increase in the production of bread but a decline in the production of cheese in the country.
C) an increase in the production of both bread and cheese in the country but production of bread will rise at a lesser pace than the production of cheese.
D) a decline in the production of bread but an increase in the production of cheese in the country.

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