Refer to the tables below. Suppose that each nation specialized in producing the product for which it has a comparative advantage, and the terms of trade were set at 3 units of chemicals for 1 unit of autos. In this case, Germany could obtain and consume a maximum combination of 8 million units of autos and:
Autos and chemicals are in million of units in the following production possibilities tables:
A. 12 million units of chemicals
B. 24 million units of chemicals
C. 36 million units of chemicals
D. 48 million units of chemicals
C. 36 million units of chemicals
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A) increase; increase B) decrease; decrease C) decrease; increase D) increase; decrease
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