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The Table Below Shows the Bushels of Wheat and the Bottles

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The table below shows the bushels of wheat and the bottles of beer that North and South Dakota can produce per day of labor under two different hypothetical situations (Cases I and II) .  Case I  Case II  South Dakota  North Dakota  South Dakota  North Dakota  Wheat (bushels)  4131 Beer bottles)  1242\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline & { \text { Case I } } & & { \text { Case II } } \\\hline & \text { South Dakota } & \text { North Dakota } & \text { South Dakota } & \text { North Dakota } \\\hline \text { Wheat (bushels) } & 4 & 1 & 3 & 1 \\\hline \text { Beer bottles) } & 1 & 2 & 4 & 2 \\\hline\end{array} For case II,in what range must the "international" price of wheat fall? (i.e.,if North and South Dakota trade only with each other,what is the possible range of prices?)


A) Between 1 bushel of wheat = 4/3 bottles of beer and 1 bushel of wheat = 2 bottles of beer
B) Between 1 bushel of wheat = 3/4 bottles of beer and 1 bushel of wheat = 2 bottles of beer
C) Between 1 bushel of wheat = 3/4 bottles of beer and 1 bushel of wheat = ½ bottles of beer
D) none of the options

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