Trading partners should specialize in producing goods in accordance with comparative advantage, then trade and diversify in consumption because
a. out-of-pocket costs of production decline
b. free trade areas protect infant industries
c. economies of scale are present
d. manufacturers face diminishing returns
e. more goods are available for consumption
e
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In the specificfactors model, an increase in the price of the manufactured good will cause:
a. a decrease in nominal wages in both the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. b. an increase in real wages in both the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. c. an increase in both nominal and real wages in both the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. d. an increase in nominal wages in both the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.
When the Federal Reserve calls in a discount loan from a bank, the monetary base ________ and reserves ________
A) remains unchanged; decrease B) remains unchanged; increase C) decreases; decrease D) decreases; remains unchanged