Mutually beneficial trade will occur whenever the terms of trade between the trading partners is set at a level where:
a. each country can export a good at a price above the opportunity cost of producing the good in the domestic market.
b. each country can import a good at a price above the opportunity cost of producing the good in the domestic market.
c. the exchange ratio is exactly equal to the opportunity cost of producing the good in each country.
d. each country will specialize in the production of those goods in which it has an absolute advantage.
e. either b. or d. is true.
Answer: a. each country can export a good at a price above the opportunity cost of producing the good in the domestic market.
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