Why is free trade considered beneficial when consumers pay higher prices for products than they would have within a strictly domestic market?

a. Economists place more emphasis on producers and supply than they do on consumers and demand.
b. Losses experienced within the domestic market are offset by gains within developing countries.
c. The higher prices paid within the domestic market are temporary and usually decline in time.
d. Negative effects experienced by consumers are offset by gains experienced by producers.

d. Negative effects experienced by consumers are offset by gains experienced by producers.

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Loans are: a. assets of banks, liabilities of borrowers. b. liabilities of banks, assets of borrowers. c. assets of banks and their borrowers

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