If a Nation Has an Absolute Advantage in the Production

question 184

Multiple Choice

If a nation has an absolute advantage in the production of some commodity, it

• A)can gain only if it has a comparative advantage in the commodity.
• B)may still gain from trade in the commodity.
• C)cannot gain from trade in the commodity.
• D)cannot gain unless it has an absolute advantage in every other commodity.

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