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A-LevelEconomicsInternational TradeMay/June 2011Paper 1 Q261 Mark

A country experiences changes in the value of its exports and imports of goods and its inflow of incomes and transfers. These are shown in the table. Which set of changes is most likely to cause a depreciation in its floating exchange rate?

Aexport value: fall, import value: fall, net inflow of incomes and transfers: fall
Bexport value: fall, import value: rise, net inflow of incomes and transfers: fall
Cexport value: rise, import value: fall, net inflow of incomes and transfers: rise
Dexport value: rise, import value: rise, net inflow of incomes and transfers: rise

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is B: export value: fall, import value: rise, net inflow of incomes and transfers: fall

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests International Trade in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics May/June 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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