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Answer the question on the basis of the accompanying production possibilities tables for two countries, Latalia and Trombonia. \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad Latalia’s production possibilities \text { Latalia's production possibilities }
 A  B  C  D  E  Pork (Tons)  43210 Beans (Tons)  05101520\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c|c} & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } \\\hline \text { Pork (Tons) } & 4 & 3 & 2 & 1 & 0 \\\hline \text { Beans (Tons) } & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20\end{array} \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad Trombonia’s production \text { Trombonia's production }
\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad possibilities \text { possibilities }
 A  B  C  D  E  Pork (Tons)  86420 Beans (Tons)  06121824\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c|c}\hline & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } \\\hline \text { Pork (Tons) } & 8 & 6 & 4 & 2 & 0 \\\hline \text { Beans (Tons) } & 0 & 6 & 12 & 18 & 24 \\\hline\end{array} Assume that before specialization and trade, Latalia produced combination C and Trombonia produced combination B. If these two nations now specialize completely based on comparative advantage, the total gains from specialization and trade will be


A) 4 tons of beans.
B) 1 ton of pork and 2 tons of beans.
C) 4 tons of pork.
D) 2 tons of pork and 4 tons of beans.

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