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International trade and comparative advantage
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is absolute advantage?

  1. The ability to produce more of a good than another country with the same resources
  2. The ability to sell a good at a lower price than competitors
  3. The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country
  4. The ability to produce every good more cheaply than any other country
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✓ Answer: A — The ability to produce more of a good than another country with the same resources
Award 1 mark. It compares output between countries, whereas comparative advantage compares opportunity costs within each.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is comparative advantage?

  1. The ability to produce more of a good than another country
  2. The ability to produce a good of higher quality
  3. The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country
  4. The ability to produce a good using fewer workers
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✓ Answer: C — The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country
Award 1 mark. What matters is what is given up, not how much is produced.
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How is International trade and comparative advantage typically tested on CXC CAPE Economics papers?
International trade and comparative advantage appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Economics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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