1. When countries engage in trade, they specialize in the production of the goods in which they _______________, and trade part of that production for goods in which they ________________. Select the correct answer below: a. have high opportunity costs; have low opportunity costs b. have scarce resources; have abundant resources c. have comparative advantage; do not have comparative advantage d. none of the above 2. A production possibilities frontier (PPF) ___________________. Select all that apply: illustrates the limits to the quantities of goods and services a society can produce is downward-sloping from right to left is bowed out from the origin because of diminishing marginal returns is bowed out from the origin because of increasing marginal returns
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