Fill in the blanks to make the following statements correct. a. Such a product as coffee beans

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Fill in the blanks to make the following statements correct.
a. Such a product as coffee beans is cheaply transported and is traded around the world. The law of ______ tells us that it will tend to have ______ worldwide price.
b. If the domestic price of copper wire in Canada (in the absence of trade) is $20 per unit and the world price is $24 per unit, then Canada will have an excess ______, which it will then ______. The opportunity cost of producing copper wire in Canada is ______ than ______ the opportunity cost of producing it in the rest of the world.
c. Canada will import goods for which it has an excess ______ at the world price. In the absence of trade, the price of these goods would be less than the price.
d. A rise in Canada's terms of trade means that the average price of Canada's ______ has risen compared with the average price of Canada's ______. This change is referred to as a terms of trade
e. The terms of trade determine the quantity of ______ that can be obtained per unit of ______.
Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0321866349

14th canadian Edition

Authors: Christopher T.S. Ragan, Richard G Lipsey

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