Assume the United States can use a given amount of its resources to produce either 20 airplanes or 8 automobiles and Japan can employ the same amount of its resources to produce either 20 airplanes or 10 automobiles. The U.S. should specialize in:
A. airplanes.
B. automobiles.
C. both goods.
D. neither good.
Answer: A
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