Question

Consider the effect that international trade has had on Kira's experiences. Then answer the

question that follows.
Kira is excited that the outfit she saw on a British website is now available in her local mall in Kansas City. She
stops to get gas on the way to buy the outfit. The gas station she stops at is owned by a foreign company. Kira is
glad that she bought the outfit because her father tells her the family is going out for dinner that evening. They're
going to celebrate his company getting a contract to export equipment worth $2 million to a company in Africa.
However, during dinner, Kira gets a text from a friend who is upset because her mother just found out she's
going to lose her job at the local steel mill when production moves to a country in Asia.
List all the ways that Kira is affected by trade in this scenario.

Answer 1

Answer: Trade affects Kira in various ways. In her own town, she buys a British outfit and gets gas from a foreign-owned gas station. Her family will benefit from a $2 million export contract, but her friend’s family is going to suffer because her friend’s mom will lose her job when production moves abroad.

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Answer 2

Trade affects Kira in various ways. In her own town, she buys a British outfit and gets gas from a foreign-owned gas station. Her family will benefit from a $2 million export contract, but her friend’s family is going to suffer because her friend’s mom will lose her job when production moves abroad.

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