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The acoompanying table describes the hypothetical PPC (product possibility curves) for furniture and machinery in Canada and Mexico (both in milions of tonnes per year). Before trade, Canada produces at point C and Mexico at point D. After trade, 24 million tonnes of machinery is traded for 216 million tonnes of furniture. a. The opportunity cost of machinery in Canada is tonne(s) of furniture per tonne of machinery. (Simplify your answer.) b. The opportunity cost of machinery in Mexico is tonne(s) of furnilure per tonne of machinery. (Simplly your answer.) c. The opportunity cost of furniture in Canada is tonne(s) of machinery per tonne of furmiture. (Simpily your answor.) d. The opportunity cost of furniture in Mexico is tonne(s) of machinery per tonne of furniture. (Simpaify your answer) e. has a comparative advantage in producing machinery since machinery. f. has a comparative advantage in producing fumiture since 0. The gains from specialization and trade for Canada are millon tonne(s) of furniture per year and milion tonne(s) of machinery per year. The gains from specialication and trade for Mexico are tonne(s) on furniture per year and tonne(s) of machinery per year. (simplify your answer: h. If trade takes place between Canada and Moxico, then Mexican machinery producers Mexican fumiture producers and Mexican consumers

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