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A-LevelEconomicsInternational TradeMay/June 2021Paper 1 Q241 Mark

Two statements are shown. 1 A country can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country. 2 A country can produce a greater quantity of a good for the same quantity of inputs than another country. What do these two statements describe?

Aabsolute advantage ; comparative advantage
Babsolute advantage ; the terms of trade
Ccomparative advantage ; absolute advantage
Dthe terms of trade ; comparative advantage

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of International Trade and is worth 1 mark.

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