Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · International trade and free trade

International trade and free trade — practice question

The graphs illustrate the production possibilities for commodities X and Y in two countries, M and N. What effect will an agreement between M and N to trade the commodities at an exchange rate of 1Y for 3X have?

  • ABoth countries will gain, because their consumption possibilities will increase.
  • BConsumers in country M will lose, because a unit of Y will now cost 3X instead of 2X.
  • COnly country N will gain, because N can produce more of both commodities than M.
  • DNeither country will gain, because they both have a comparative advantage in the production of the same commodity, X.

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