8. Assume that now trade happens. The relative supply of wine in the home country is less than the world (because the home country is better at making laptops). What would happen to the relative price of wine to laptop in the home country when trade is allowed? Which group would benefit from this? a) Pwine/Ptaptop would increase and laptop manufacturers would gain b) Pwine/Plaptop would increase and wine makers would gain c) Pwine/Ptaptop would decrease and laptop manufacturers would gain d) Pwine/Plaptop would decrease and wine makers would gain
8. Assume that now trade happens. The relative supply of wine in the home country is less than the world (because the home country is better at making laptops). What would happen to the relative price of wine to laptop in the home country when trade is allowed? Which group would benefit from this? a) Pwine/Ptaptop would increase and laptop manufacturers would gain b) Pwine/Plaptop would increase and wine makers would gain c) Pwine/Ptaptop would decrease and laptop manufacturers would gain d) Pwine/Plaptop would decrease and wine makers would gain
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