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A recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Country X and Country Y eliminated all import tariffs on all ready-made garments. However, there is no FTA between Country X and Country Z and as such Country Z needs to pay a 10% duty on all goods imported from Country X. Sensing a potential to make big money, some traders of Country Y plan to import ready-made garments from Country X without paying any duties and then to sell them in Country Z for a considerable profit.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the viability of the plan of some of Country Y’s traders?
A. Ready-made garments retailers association of Country Z is likely to bring pressure on its government to sign FTA with Country X within the next 5 years.
B. Manufacturers of ready-made garments in Country X are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines.
C. Businesses in country X are prohibited from selling goods to country Z without special approval from the government.
D. The cost of routing goods through country Y to another country adds 15 percent over the cost of the goods.
E. Country X is likely to sign FTA with Country Z covering import and export of precious metals in the next 5 years.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the viability of the plan of some of Country Y’s traders?
A. Ready-made garments retailers association of Country Z is likely to bring pressure on its government to sign FTA with Country X within the next 5 years.
B. Manufacturers of ready-made garments in Country X are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines.
C. Businesses in country X are prohibited from selling goods to country Z without special approval from the government.
D. The cost of routing goods through country Y to another country adds 15 percent over the cost of the goods.
E. Country X is likely to sign FTA with Country Z covering import and export of precious metals in the next 5 years.
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A recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Country X and Country Y eliminated all import tariffs on all ready-made garments. However, there is no FTA between Country X and Country Z and as such Country Z needs to pay a 10% duty on all goods imported from Country X. Sensing a potential to make big money, some traders of Country Y plan to import ready-made garments from Country X without paying any duties and then to sell them in Country Z for a considerable profit.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the viability of the plan of some of Country Y’s traders?
A. Ready-made garments retailers association of Country Z is likely to bring pressure on its government to sign FTA with Country X within the next 5 years.
--> Put pressure whereas no guarantee, that it will come through
B. Manufacturers of ready-made garments in Country X are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines.
--> Irrelevant (Talks about Country X only)
C. Businesses in country X are prohibited from selling goods to country Z without special approval from the government.
--> Irrelevant (We need something, that would affect Country Y)
D. The cost of routing goods through country Y to another country adds 15 percent over the cost of the goods.
--> Little calculation : Cost of import from Country X to Country Z == 10%, Cost of routing through Country Y == 15%
Logically, this would end in a loss situation
Hence WEAKENS
E. Country X is likely to sign FTA with Country Z covering import and export of precious metals in the next 5 years.
--> Irrelevant OutofScope.
Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the viability of the plan of some of Country Y’s traders?
A. Ready-made garments retailers association of Country Z is likely to bring pressure on its government to sign FTA with Country X within the next 5 years.
--> Put pressure whereas no guarantee, that it will come through
B. Manufacturers of ready-made garments in Country X are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines.
--> Irrelevant (Talks about Country X only)
C. Businesses in country X are prohibited from selling goods to country Z without special approval from the government.
--> Irrelevant (We need something, that would affect Country Y)
D. The cost of routing goods through country Y to another country adds 15 percent over the cost of the goods.
--> Little calculation : Cost of import from Country X to Country Z == 10%, Cost of routing through Country Y == 15%
Logically, this would end in a loss situation
Hence WEAKENS
E. Country X is likely to sign FTA with Country Z covering import and export of precious metals in the next 5 years.
--> Irrelevant OutofScope.
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