If a Country Has an Absolute Advantage in Producing All

question 182

Multiple Choice

If a country has an absolute advantage in producing all goods

• A) it should produce all those goods.
• B) it should ask its trading partners which goods it should specialize in.
• C) it would not gain from trade.
• D) there are still benefits to specialization and trade.

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