If a price ceiling is set at $10, and the equilibrium market price is $8, then which of the prices below is the price that consumers actually pay?

a. $2
b. $18
c. $10
d. $8

d

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A) 1.5 pounds of potatoes. B) 0.66 pound of potatoes. C) 0, because he has an absolute advantage in it. D) 0, because he has a comparative advantage in it. E) 1.0 pound of potatoes.

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The Shipbreakers of Alang represent a perfect example of how a developing country can apply the principles of the Heckscher-Ohlin model, since

A) shipbreaking is generally considered to be a capital-intensive operation and India, being a large country has much capital. B) shipbreaking is a labor-intensive operation in India, and India has many workers since it is such a large country. C) shipbreaking is a labor-intensive operation in India, and India's availability of capital per worker is less than that of its trade partners. D) shipbreaking is a capital-intensive operation elsewhere in the world, and therefore represents a case of a factor intensity reversal. E) India's climate lends itself to the work involved in shipbreaking.

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