Canada and the U.S. are the world's greatest trading partners. But they wouldn't trade at all if

a. the opportunity costs for the goods they produce are the same in both countries
b. the opportunity costs are unequal for all the goods they produce
c. their production possibilities curves are unequal
d. they had a history of mutual retaliation
e. their resources were of different qualities

A

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