Twelve years ago and againfive years ago, there were extended periods when the Darfir Republic'scurrency, the pundra, was weak: itsvalue was unusually low relative to the world's most stable currencies. Both times a weak pundra made Darfir'smanufactured products a bargain on world markets, and Darfir's exports were upsubstantially. Now some politicians aresaying that, in order to cause another similarly sized increase in exports, thegovernment should allow the pundra to become weak again. Which of the following, iftrue, provides the government with the strongest grounds to doubt that thepoliticians' recommendation, if followed, will achieve its aim? (A) Several of thepoliticians now recommending that the pundra be allowed to become weak madethat same recommendation before each of the last two periods of currencyweakness. (B) After several decades ofoperating well below peak capacity, Darfir's manufacturing sector is nowoperating at near-peak levels. ( |