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2.4 International trade and the global economy

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Question 72

A UK animation studio agrees a contract worth €18,000 for an overseas rendering service and pays for it six months later. Its accounts team records the exchange rates on the two dates.

DateExchange rate
Contract agreed€1.20 per £1
Payment made€1.10 per £1

Calculate the percentage increase in the contract's sterling cost between the two dates. Give your answer to one decimal place.

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2.4 International trade and the global economy Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /2.4 International trade and the global economy

118 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.4 International trade and the global economy, covering 2.4.1a The importance of trade, 2.4.1b Advantages of trade and interdependence, 2.4.1c UK exports and imports, 2.4.2a How exchange rates are determined, 2.4.2b Effects of exchange rate changes, 2.4.3a Free-trade and its arguments, 2.4.3b Free-trade agreements such as the EU, 2.4.4a Features and growth of globalisation, 2.4.4b Benefits and drawbacks of globalisation, and 2.4.4c Moral, ethical and sustainability considerations. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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