Suppose the price of good x in country A is lower than the price of good x in country B when no trade is permitted. In the absence of transportation costs, if the supply curve for good x in the two countries is sufficiently elastic, free trade in good x implies that country B will stop producing x.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: With sufficiently elastic supply curves, the free trade equilibrium price will lie below the intersection of supply with the vertical axis in country B -- implying no production in country B.

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