If the current account shows a deficit, the capital account must show a surplus of the same amount

a. True
b. False

B

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If demand is price elastic,

A) a 1 percent decrease in the price leads to an increase in the quantity demanded that exceeds 1 percent. B) a 1 percent increase in the price leads to an increase in the quantity demanded that exceeds 1 percent. C) a 1 percent decrease in the price leads to a decrease in the quantity demanded that is less than 1 percent. D) the price is very sensitive to any shift of the supply curve.

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A product is produced in a monopolistically competitive industry with scale economies. If this industry exists in two countries, and these two countries engage in trade with each other, then we would expect

A) each country will export different varieties of the product to the other. B) the country in which the price of the product is lower will export the product. C) the country with a relative abundance of the factor of production in which production of the product is intensive will export this product. D) neither country will export this product since there is no comparative advantage. E) the countries will trade only with other nations they are not in competition with.

Economics