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Table 3-23 Assume That the Farmer and the Rancher Can Switch Between

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Table 3-23
Assume that the farmer and the rancher can switch between producing pork and producing tomatoes at a constant rate.
Table 3-23 Assume that the farmer and the rancher can switch between producing pork and producing tomatoes at a constant rate. ​   -Refer to Table 3-23. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 24 labor hours available. If each person spends all his time producing the good in which he has a comparative advantage and trade takes place at a price of 1 pound of pork for 2 pounds of tomatoes, then A) the farmer and the rancher will both gain from this trade. B) the farmer will gain from this trade, but the rancher will not. C) the rancher will gain from this trade, but the farmer will not. D) neither the farmer nor the rancher will gain from this trade.
-Refer to Table 3-23. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 24 labor hours available. If each person spends all his time producing the good in which he has a comparative advantage and trade takes place at a price of 1 pound of pork for 2 pounds of tomatoes, then


A) the farmer and the rancher will both gain from this trade.
B) the farmer will gain from this trade, but the rancher will not.
C) the rancher will gain from this trade, but the farmer will not.
D) neither the farmer nor the rancher will gain from this trade.

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