Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.4

6.4 — practice question

A country has a balance of trade deficit. In which circumstance would a depreciation of its currency be least likely to reduce this deficit?

  • Aif it is currently operating with a significant amount of unused resources
  • Bif the sum of the price elasticities of demand for exports and imports is less than 1
  • Cif in the long term, the price elasticity of demand for exports should increase
  • Dif the country uses a relatively small proportion of imports in their production process

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