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A-LevelEconomicsExchange Rates / Balance of PaymentsOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q261 Mark

Which condition is necessary for a country’s balance of payments on its current account to improve if it reduced its exchange rate?

ABoth the price elasticities of supply for its imports and its exports must be elastic.
BThe importing country will buy all the excess supplies of its trading partner to clear the market.
CThe sum of the price elasticities of domestic demand for imports and the foreign demand for exports must be greater than one.
DThe trading partners need to agree on the maximum prices to be charged for imports and exports.

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The correct answer is C: The sum of the price elasticities of domestic demand for imports and the foreign demand for exports must be greater than one.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Exchange Rates / Balance of Payments in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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