A French worker can produce either 4 barrels of wine or 16 shirts a week; and Italian worker can produce either 10 barrels of wine or 20 shirts a week.
A. After the countries begin to trade, one barrel of wine will cost between four and eight shirts.
B. France has an absolute advantage in both wine and shirts.
C. France will export shirts and import wine.
D. France has an absolute advantage in making shirts.
C. France will export shirts and import wine.
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