Use the Following to Answer Questions: Table: Production Possibilities for the United

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Use the following to answer questions: Table: Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico $$\begin{array} { l c c } \hline & \text { Corn (millions of tons) } & \text { Potatoes (millions of tons) } \\\hline \text { United States } & 50 & 10 \\\text { Mexico } & 40 & 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-(Table: Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico) According to the table on production possibilities for the United States and Mexico, the United States has an absolute advantage in ________ and a comparative advantage in _________.

• A) both goods; corn
• B) both goods; potatoes
• C) potatoes; corn
• D) nothing; potatoes

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