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ECS3702 EXAM PACK 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

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International Trade (ECS3702)

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University Of South Africa (Unisa)

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International Economics

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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

May/June 2023

ECS3702
INTERNATIONAL TRADE

100 Marks
Duration: 3 Hours

First Examiner: Dr K Amusa
Second Examiner: Dr N Vacu
External Examiner: Prof T Greyling
STUDENT NUMBER / STUDENTENOMMER

This paper consists of 17 pages, including this cover page and the invigilator app page.

CONFIDENTIAL
Instructions:
Submit your answers as a single document in PDF format. After completion of the exam paper,
submit your answers in one single PDF document using the eAssessment tool on myExams portal.
(https://myexams.unisa.ac.za/portal).

You are required to use the invigilator app for this exam. Instructions are on page 2

It is preferable for you to type your answers (Font: Arial 12) and then convert your document to PDF
format for submission. However, if this is not possible, you may also write your answers down and
scan them into a PDF file format. Please write legibly.

Start with a cover page stating the module code (ECS3702) and your student number. This should
be followed by your answers to the questions. Note that all four questions are compulsory. There
are no elective questions.

Make sure that each question or sub question is clearly numbered.

Do NOT reproduce diagrams from the textbook. No marks will be awarded in this case.

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Emailed scripts will not be marked.

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ECS3702

Date: 8 June 2023

INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF ASSESSMENT:

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smartphone next to you. The Invigilator App will notify you with a notiﬁcation beep when
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QUESTION 1 [25 marks]

Use the hypothetical information in the table below to answer the questions that follow.

Output per hour Lesotho South Africa
Shoes (ton/hr) 3 7
Blankets (ton/hr) 8 4

(i) In which commodities do Lesotho and South Africa have an absolute advantage and
disadvantage? Explain. [4 Marks]

(ii) From your answer in (i) above, explain whether trade is possible and the pattern of trade
according to the theory of absolute advantage. [3 marks]

(iii) Compute and indicate the commodity of each nation’s comparative advantage and
disadvantage. No marks will be awarded if you do not show your workings.
[6 marks]

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