Question Completion Status: 300 QUESTION 15 Consider the following scenario: Soybeans Textiles Country A 30'000 25'000 20'000 Country B 10 5 Suppose that w,-Peso 3000 and e=1 (e is the exchange rate). What is the maximum level of w, (expressed in $) such that these 2 countries trade according to Comparative Advantage?

Question Completion Status: 300 QUESTION 15 Consider the following scenario: Soybeans Textiles Country A 30'000 25'000 20'000 Country B 10 5 Suppose that w,-Peso 3000 and e=1 (e is the exchange rate). What is the maximum level of w, (expressed in $) such that these 2 countries trade according to Comparative Advantage?

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