1 . The cost of producing rice in country Q is 10 percent less than the cost of producing rice in country Y. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added. it is still cheaper for a company to import rice form country Q to country Y than to produce rice in country Y? The statements above , if true , best support which of the following assertions?

• A. Labor costs in country Q are 10 percent below those in country Y
• B. Importing rice from country Q to country Y is less than 10 percent of the cost of manufacturing rice in country Q
• C. The fee for transporting rice from country Q to country Y is more than 10 percent of the cost of manufacturing rice in country Q
• D. It takes 10 percent less time to manufacture rice in country Q than it does in country Y

Answer: Option C

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