Assume that skilled labor costs twice as much as unskilled labor, a profit-maximizing firm will a. always hire more skilled labor because it is more productive. b. always hire more unskilled labor because it is cheaper. c. hire until it equalizes the two marginal products. d. hire until the marginal product of unskilled labor is one-half that of skilled labor.

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal.b) rental rates in france will increase.c) wages in france will decrease.d) rental rates in portugal will increase.