A-LevelEconomicsInternational Trade and PaymentsFeb/Mar 2019Paper 1 Q221 Mark
Countries M and N produce the world supply of machines and textiles. The table shows what each country produces when it divides its resources equally between the two products. What should happen according to the principle of comparative advantage?
ACountry M should produce both machines and textiles.
BCountry M should specialise in the production of machines, country N should specialise in production of textiles.
CCountry M should specialise in the production of textiles, country N should specialise in production of machines.
DCountry N should produce both machines and textiles.
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