A-LevelEconomicsInternational TradeMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q191 Mark

Below are production possibilities for two countries showing their daily production of food and drink, each using the same quantity of resources. [Table 19.1] What can be concluded from the figures?

Q: What topic does this question test?

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

ACountry X has absolute advantage in food and comparative advantage in drink.

BCountry X has comparative advantage in both goods.

CCountry Y has absolute advantage in drink and comparative advantage in food.

DCountry Y has neither absolute nor comparative advantage.

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is A: Country X has absolute advantage in food and comparative advantage in drink.

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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 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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