Suppose California and Wisconsin produce wine and cheese. Making a bottle of wine costs $3 in California, but $12 in Wisconsin. On the other hand, making a pound of cheese costs $4 in California, and $8 in Wisconsin. Under these conditions,
A. California should export wine and Wisconsin should export cheese.
B. California should export cheese and Wisconsin should export wine.
C. California should export both wine and cheese.
D. the two states cannot gain from trade with each other until a third state starts to export bottle openers.
A. California should export wine and Wisconsin should export cheese.
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