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(Table) Given the Production Possibilities Schedules for the United States

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(Table) Given the production possibilities schedules for the United States and Chile, which product should the United States produce if it is to produce the good for which it has a comparative advantage?  U.S. Production Possibilities  Bread  (loaves)   Avocados  (bushels)   A 1000 B 8010 C 6020 D 4030 E 2040 F 050 Chile Production Possibilities  Bread  Avocados  (loaves)   (bushels)   G 150 H 1212 I 924 J 636 K 348 L 060\begin{array}{l}\text { U.S. Production Possibilities }\\\begin{array} { c c c } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Bread } \\\text { (loaves) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Avocados } \\\text { (bushels) }\end{array} \\\text { A } & 100 & 0 \\\text { B } & 80 & 10 \\\text { C } & 60 & 20 \\\text { D } & 40 & 30 \\\text { E } & 20 & 40 \\\text { F } & 0 & 50 \\& & \\& \text { Chile Production Possibilities } \\& \text { Bread } & \text { Avocados } \\& \text { (loaves) } & \text { (bushels) } \\\text { G } & 15 & 0 \\\text { H } & 12 & 12 \\\text { I } & 9 & 24 \\\text { J } & 6 & 36 \\\text { K } & 3 & 48 \\\text { L } & 0 & 60\end{array}\end{array}


A) bread
B) avocados
C) neither bread nor avocados
D) both bread and avocados

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