You Are Given the Following Dornbusch-Fischer-Samuelson (DFS) Graph, Where A₁

Multiple Choice

You are given the following Dornbusch-Fischer-Samuelson (DFS) graph, where a₁ = the Labor-time needed per unit of output in any given industry in the home country, a₂ = the Labor-time needed per unit of output in any given industry in the foreign country, W₁ = The wage rate in the home country, and W₂ = the wage rate in the foreign country. The Exchange rate e is assumed = 1.

FIGURE 1
In this Dornbusch-Fischer-Samuelson graph, moving to the right along the A line indicates goods in which the __________ country has greater relative efficiency; further, The introduction of technical progress in the foreign country would, other things equal, be Reflected in __________ shift of the curve.

A) home; an upward
B) home; a downward
C) foreign; an upward
D) foreign; a downward