Countries import some goods and export other goods primarily because of:
A) unemployment.
B) self-sufficiency.
C) comparative advantage.
D) the law of increasing opportunity cost.
Ans: C) comparative advantage.
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A. $2,500 B. $125 C. $1,250 D. $20
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