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The United States and Canada have the production possibilities curves shown above. It is determined that the United States has the comparative advantage in peanuts. Will both nations gain from trade if the terms of trade that are offered are 1 Peanut= 2 Corn? Why or why not? Show your work.

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In an exchange term in which 1 peanut is offered in exchange for 2 corn, the United States benefits because it has a greater capacity to exchange peanuts, so it can obtain more corn.

The graph shows the production capacity of the United States and Canada to produce corn and peanuts. In the case of the United States, it has the capacity to produce 60 of each product while Canada only has the capacity to produce 60 of corn and 20 of peanuts.

According to the above, if an exchange is established between the two countries in which 1 peanut is exchanged for 2 corn, the United States would have an advantage since they have more peanuts to offer and the amount of corn they would receive at change would be greater (maximum 160 corn)

On the other hand, Canada only has the capacity to change 20 peanuts, which is equivalent to 40 corn. So the United States is at an advantage because it has more peanuts to offer and would have a greater reception of corn.

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