If Hong Kong and Taiwan have identical production possibility frontiers with increasing opportunity costs, what would determine the potential for beneficial trade between them?

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The possibility of trade would rely on differences in consumer preferencesTrade would be influenced by advantages from large-scale manufacturingThe use of distinct currencies would affect trade opportunitiesNo beneficial trade could occur between the two

Explanation

When two countries have the same production possibility frontiers and increasing opportunity costs, the basis for trade arises from variations in demand rather than production differences. Therefore, trade depends on differences in consumer preferences rather than production advantages or currency use.