A company operates plants in both the unites states

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A company operates plants in both the unites states(where capital is relatively cheap and labor relatively expensive) and mexico(where labor is relatively cheap and capital is relatively expensive).

Why is it unlikely that the cost-minimizing factor choice will be identical between the two plants?

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