3 Suppose initially that the United States is consuming 2 boots and 12 shirtsand Canada is consuming 18 boots and 2 shirts, as indicated in the figure.Then, suppose the United States and Canada specialize by each onlyproducing the good for which they have a comparative advantage and thentrade. In particular, suppose the United States trades Canada half of itsproduction for half of what Canada produces.The United States will have additional shirt(s) after the trade (exter anumeric response using an integer) and additional boot(s).additional shirt(s) as aAt the same time, Canada will be able to consumeresult of the trade and additional boot(s).

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