In his test of the Heckscher-Ohlin model for the United States, Leontief found that:
A) the United States was importing labor-intensive commodities.
B) the U.S. capital-labor ratio for imported goods was larger than that for the exported goods.
C) the U.S. capital-labor ratio for imported goods was smaller than that for the exported goods.
D) there was a trade imbalance in the United States.

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Leontief's paradox found that the U.S., a capital-abundant country, was importing goods that were more capital-intensive than the goods it was exporting, contrary to the Heckscher-Ohlin model's predictions.

In His Test of the Heckscher-Ohlin Model for the United