Balance of trade
Business Studies · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Exports minus imports of goods, what a surplus and a deficit mean, and why a deficit is not automatically a failure.
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- 6 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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