If a Country Allows Trade And, for a Certain Good

question 58

Multiple Choice

If a country allows trade and, for a certain good, the domestic price without trade is higher than the world price,

• A) the country will be an exporter of the good.
• B) the country will be an importer of the good.
• C) the country will be neither an exporter nor an importer of the good.
• D) Additional information is needed about demand to determine whether the country will be an exporter of the good, an importer of the good, or neither.

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Definitions:

Authority

The legitimate or socially approved use of power within a given role, institution, or situation.

Subsistence groups

Communities or social groups that rely on natural resources and their immediate environment for their food, shelter, and clothing, often through hunting, gathering, fishing, or subsistence agriculture.

Distribution

The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.

Consumption

The process by which goods and services are utilized by individuals or groups to satisfy personal or collective needs or desires.