Problem: Use the following information from the table provided below to answer the questions below:
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Italy
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Taiwan
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Soft drinks produced per hour
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2
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16
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Snowboards produced per hour
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4
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8
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Required:
Question 1: Compute the range of the international relative price of soft drink cans at which the two countries would trade.
Question 2: Suppose that discovery of a new method of production (technological progress) in Italy doubles the marginal product of labor in snowboards. Would the two countries Italy and Taiwan continue to trade? Provide a brief explanation.