Comparative advantage indicates that:
A. specialization and exchange will permit trading partners to maximize their joint consumption.
B. a nation can gain from trade only if it is not at an absolute disadvantage in producing all goods.
C. a nation can gain from trade only when its trading partners are not low-wage countries.
D. countries should export products for which they are high-opportunity cost producers.
Answer: A
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