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?

Labor costs in country Q are 10 percent below those in country Y .

Importing rice from country Q to country Y is less than 10 percent of the cost of manufacturing rice in country Q .

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 .

It takes 10 percent less time to manufacture rice in country Q than it does in country Y.