Exports Model

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Exports Model

by gmatmachoman » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:57 am
Of the countries that were the world's twenty largest exporters in 1953, four had the
same share of total world exports in 1984 as in 1953. Theses countries can therefore
serve as models for those countries that wish to keep their share of the global export
trade stable over the years.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the suitability of those
four countries as models in the sense described?
A) Many countries wish to increase their share of world export trade, not just
keep it stable.
B) Many countries are less concerned with exports alone than with the balance
between exports and imports.
C) With respect to the mix of products each exports, the four countries are very
different from each other.
D) Of the four countries, two had a much larger, and two had a much smaller,
share of total world exports in 1970 than in 1984.
E) The exports of the four countries range from 15 percent to 75 percent of the
total national output.
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by sbasha » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:22 am
IMO - D.

A) Many countries wish to increase their share of world export trade,not just
keep it stable.- out of sense to what is given
B) Many countries are less concerned with exports alone than with the balance
between exports and imports. - Irrelevant
C) With respect to the mix of products each exports, the four countries are very
different from each other. - who cares (irre)
D) Of the four countries, two had a much larger, and two had a much smaller,
share of total world exports in 1970 than in 1984.
E) The exports of the four countries range from 15 percent to 75 percent of the
total national output. - Thanks nice to know - irre
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:48 am
OA D

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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 3:58 pm
I still feel D should be the answer.