The cost of producing radios in Country Q is ten percent less than the cost of producing radios in Country Y. even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to import radios from Country Q to Country Y than to produce radios in Country Y. The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?Choose the best optionClear Responselabor costs in Country Q are ten percent below those in Country Yimporting radios from Country Q to Country Y will eliminate ten percent of the manufacturing jobs in Country Y.the tariff on a radio imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Ythe fee for transporting a radio from Country Q to Country Y is more than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Q.
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The cost of producing radios in Country Q is ten percent less than the cost of producing radios in Country Y. even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to import radios from Country Q to Country Y than to produce radios in Country Y. The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?Choose the best optionClear Responselabor costs in Country Q are ten percent below those in Country Yimporting radios from Country Q to Country Y will eliminate ten percent of the manufacturing jobs in Country Y.the tariff on a radio imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Ythe fee for transporting a radio from Country Q to Country Y is more than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Q.
Solution
The assertion that best fits the given statements is: "the tariff on a radio imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Y". This is because the statements mention that even after adding transportation fees and tariff charges, it is still cheaper to import radios from Country Q to Country Y. This implies that the combined cost of these additional charges is less than the difference in production costs between the two countries.
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