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A-LevelEconomicsInternational TradeMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q201 Mark

How might trade protection reduce a country's ability to compete in export markets?

Aby increasing firms' profit margins on goods supplied to the domestic market
Bby increasing the cost to the country's manufacturers of imported components
Cby increasing the real disposable income of the country's consumers
Dby making the country more attractive to inward investors

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of International Trade and is worth 1 mark.

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