Question

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Answer 1

19) (A) China had a comparative advantage in silk.

Comparative advantage is the ability to carry out an economic activity, such as manufacturing a product, more efficiently than others. China knew how to produce silk whereas others didn’t. So China clearly had an advantage compared to others. Thus the correct option is:

20) (A) the relative wage ratio will determine the pattern of trade (which good is exported by which country).

In two-country multi product model the relative wage ratio determines the pattern of trade whereas it doesn’t in two-country two product model. Thus, the correct option is: