The types of goods Japan exports and imports appears to be well explained by?

Question

a. Japanese endowments of factors of produciton ( e.g land, labor, capital, natural resouces)

b.high and rising Japanese tariffs.

c. advertising and other sales promotion efforts.

d. All of the above

Answer 1

A) Japanese endowments of factors of production (e.g. land, labor, capital, natural resources)

The factors of production determine how much a country produces and thus how much a country can export or import.

Answer 2

a. Japanese endowments of factors of production ( e.g land, labor, capital, natural resources)

"C" might be close too but stick on "A" anyway - because it has highest impact.