The Leontief paradox found that:
A) exports should always be capital intensive.
B) imports should always be labor intensive.
C) U.S. exports were labor intensive.
D) U.S. exports were capital intensive.

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The Leontief paradox found that contrary to expectations, U.S. exports were more labor-intensive than capital-intensive, challenging the Heckscher-Ohlin theory which suggested that a country would export goods that intensively use its abundant factor of production.

The Leontief Paradox Found That