Suppose the U.S. and Japan both produce airplanes and televisions and the U.S. has a comparative advantage in the production of airplanes while Japan has a comparative advantage in the production of televisions. If the U.S. exports airplanes to Japan and imports televisions from Japan,
a. both countries, as a whole, will be better off.
b. all individuals in both countries will be better off.
c. both countries, as a whole, will be worse off.
d. all individuals in both countries will be worse off.
a
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A) utilitarianism. B) diminishing marginal utility. C) the benefits-received principle. D) transcendentalism.
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