12 10 8 6- A 1 2 0 20 40 Autos 60 80 100 Country A should specialize in ship building and Country B should specialize in automotive manufacturing. There are no advantages to trade because the lines are downward sloping. Country A should specialize in automotive manufacturing and Country B should specialize in ship building. There are no advantages to trade because Country A can produce more of both goods.
12 10 8 6- A 1 2 0 20 40 Autos 60 80 100 Country A should specialize in ship building and Country B should specialize in automotive manufacturing. There are no advantages to trade because the lines are downward sloping. Country A should specialize in automotive manufacturing and Country B should specialize in ship building. There are no advantages to trade because Country A can produce more of both goods.
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![(Figure: Ships and Autos in Countries A and B) Two countries manufacture automobiles and ships. Based on the graphs:
Country A
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Autos
Country B
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Autos
60
60
80
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100
100
Country A should specialize in ship building and Country B should specialize in automotive manufacturing.
There are no advantages to trade because the lines are downward sloping.
Country A should specialize in automotive manufacturing and Country B should specialize in ship building.
There are no advantages to trade because Country A can produce more of both goods.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5b26038d-97a1-4787-877b-840dd7c59b9c%2Ff465f225-cc22-4e64-9678-d858c5b01a98%2Fbcf4u7k_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(Figure: Ships and Autos in Countries A and B) Two countries manufacture automobiles and ships. Based on the graphs:
Country A
Ships
60
Ships
50
40
S305
20
10-
12
100
0
8
6-
4
2
Jo
0
20
20
40
Autos
Country B
40
Autos
60
60
80
80
100
100
Country A should specialize in ship building and Country B should specialize in automotive manufacturing.
There are no advantages to trade because the lines are downward sloping.
Country A should specialize in automotive manufacturing and Country B should specialize in ship building.
There are no advantages to trade because Country A can produce more of both goods.
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