A Major Difficulty with the Argument That Trade Barriers Are

question 274

Multiple Choice

A major difficulty with the argument that trade barriers are necessary because foreign workers are paid low wages is that

• A)labor costs and product prices are not related.
• B)there is no discernible relationship between wage rates and labor productivity.
• C)wage rates and labor productivity are directly related.
• D)wage rates and labor productivity are inversely related.

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