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101.

Similar to import tariffs import quotas tend to result in ?

A. higher prices and reduced imports
B. increased government revenue
C. increased consumer surplus
D. decrease producer surplus
Answer» B. increased government revenue
102.

Quotas are government-imposed limits on the _________ of goods trade between countries?

A. prices
B. quantity
C. revenue
D. costs
Answer» C. revenue
103.

A tariff-rate quota ?

A. is a limit on the number of tariffs that a country can place on imports?
B. uses a single tariff along with import quotas to restrict import
C. is designed to avoid the the price increases caused by simple tariffs
D. is a two-tier tariff system intended to restrict imports?
Answer» E.
104.

For year the U.S government levied quotas on inexpensive oil imported from the Middle East The quotas led to cost increases for U.S consumers totaling $3 billion for oil products. An apparent justification of this policy was that ?

A. U.S oil companies and workers deserved higher incomes
B. U.S oil was of superior quality and merited higher prices
C. one should not be too dependent on foreign suppliers of crucial resources
D. The U.S government needed the quota revenue to balance its budget
Answer» D. The U.S government needed the quota revenue to balance its budget
105.

If the home country government grants a subsidy on a domestically produced good domestic producers tend to ?

A. Capture the entire subsidy in the form of higher profits
B. Increase their level of production
C. reduce wages paid to domestic workers
D. consider the subsidy as a increase in production cost
Answer» C. reduce wages paid to domestic workers
106.

The reason for dumping is that the demand curve for ABC Co’s computers is _______ because ________ are available from other nations?

A. more elastic in Japan, more substitutes are available from other nations
B. more elastic in Japan, fewer substitutes are available from other; nations
C. more inelastic in Japan; more substitutes are available from other; nations
D. more inelastic in Japan; fewer substitutes are available from other nations
Answer» B. more elastic in Japan, fewer substitutes are available from other; nations
107.

With free trade, suppose that the rest of the world can supply calculators to Canada at a price of $30. Canada’s imports would now equal _____ and its consumer surplus would ____ relative to what occurred in the absence of trade. What is the change in consumer surplus? Refer to the figure that you have plotted ?

A. 20 calculators increase
B. 25 calculators decrease
C. 25 calculators increase
D. 30 calculators increase
Answer» E.
108.

___________ are quotas that lead to a complete abolishment of trade?

A. embargoes
B. voluntary export restraints
C. nontariff barriers
D. orderly marketing agreements
Answer» B. voluntary export restraints
109.

The home country government can confiscate the revenue effect of an import quota if ?

A. quota licenses are given to foreign exporting companies
B. quota licenses are auctioned to the highest bidding importing company
C. if quota licenses are given to domestic consumers of the good
D. Both A and C
Answer» C. if quota licenses are given to domestic consumers of the good
110.

With free trade suppose that the rest of the world can supply computers to Norway at a price of $1,500 Norway’s imports will now equal. Compared to What occurred in the absence of trade, Norway’s consumers surplus will _____ and its producer surplus will ____. Can you calculate these amounts? Try plotting the information of this table on a sheet of graph paper ?

A. 1,600 computers, decrease, increase
B. 1,600 computers, increase, decrease
C. 1,200 computers, decrease, increase
D. 1,200 computers, increase, decrease
Answer» C. 1,200 computers, decrease, increase
111.

By practicing price discrimination, the firm would realize profits totaling ?

A. $160,000
B. $420,000
C. $540,000
D. $660,000
Answer» E.
112.

The welfare effects of a quota depend to a considerable extent upon ?

A. who has the quota license
B. the size of the quota
C. elasticities of domestic demand and supply
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
113.

In certain industries Japanese employers hesitate to lay off workers Therefore they sometimes have excess supplies of goods that they cannot sell on the home market without lowering prices. To hold down losses they sell goods in overseas markets at prices well beneath those in japan This practice is best referred to as ?

A. Orderly marketing
B. trigger pricing
C. domestic content pricing
D. dumping
Answer» E.
114.

Throughout the world, governments tend to auction quota licenses to their highest bidder ?

A. always
B. often
C. seldom
D. never
Answer» D. never
115.

Import quotas tend to result in all of the following except ?

A. domestic producers of the imported good being harmed
B. domestic consumers of the imported good being harmed
C. Prices increasing in the importing country
D. Prices falling in the exporting country
Answer» B. domestic consumers of the imported good being harmed
116.

To maintain that South koreans are dumping their DVDs in the United States is to maintain that ?

A. Koreans are selling DVDs in the U.S below their production cost
B. Koreans are selling DVDs is the U.s above their productions cost
C. The cost of manufacturing DVDs in Korea is lower in Korea than in the U.S since wages are lower in Korea
D. The cost of manufacturing DVDs in Korea is higher in Korea than in the U.S since wages are higher in Korea
Answer» B. Koreans are selling DVDs is the U.s above their productions cost
117.

What type of trade barrier was used to protect U.S auto firms from foreign competition during 1981 – 1984 ?

A. export quotas imposed by the Japanese government
B. export tariffs imposed by the Japanese’s government
C. import quotas imposed by the U.S government
D. domestic subsidies granted by the U.S government
Answer» B. export tariffs imposed by the Japanese’s government
118.

The firm would maximize profit by selling computers in the United States at a price of __________ and _________ computers in Japan at a price of __________?

A. 200, $2,000, 100 $1,000
B. 300, $1,800, 800 $800
C. 300, $1,800, 400 $800
D. 500, $1,400, 400 $800
Answer» E.
119.

The form of international price discriminations (dumping) normally associated with economic recession or excess inventories in the exporting nation is known as ?

A. Predatory dumping
B. sporadic dumping
C. persistent dumping
D. year end dumping
Answer» C. persistent dumping
120.

A tariff-rate quota is essentially a ?

A. two tier tariff applied to a country’s imports
B. three-tier tariff applied to a country’s imports
C. two tier quota applied to a county’s exports
D. three tier quota applied to a country’s exports
Answer» B. three-tier tariff applied to a country’s imports
121.

Under a tariff- rate quota ?

A. The within-quota tariff rate exceeds the over-quota tariff rate
B. the over-quota tariff rate exceeds the with-quota tariff rate
C. The within-quota tariff rate equals the over-quota tariff rate
D. The within-quota tariff rate plus over-quota tariff rate equal 100 percent
Answer» C. The within-quota tariff rate equals the over-quota tariff rate
122.

Suppose that the domestic government allows a specific number of goods to be imported each year, but it does not specify from where the product is shipped or who is permitted to import Such a trade barrier is known as ?

A. an import tariffs
B. a tariff rate quota
C. a selective quota
D. a global quota
Answer» E.
123.

Nontariff trade barriers could include all of the following except ?

A. domestic content laws
B. government procurement policies
C. health, safety, and environmental standards
D. antidumping/countervailing duties applied to imports
Answer» E.
124.

________ occurs when a firm disposes on foreign markets a temporary increases in inventories caused by unforeseen changes in supply and demand conditions in the home economy?

A. sporadic dumping
B. predatory dumping
C. persistent dumping
D. foreign dumping
Answer» B. predatory dumping
125.

Buy national policies ?

A. result in government purchase policies favoring domestic over foreign producers
B. result in government purchase policies favoring foreign over domestic producers
C. attempt to restrict the number of tourists leaving a nation
D. are intended to publicize the advantage of the most efficient domestic companies
Answer» B. result in government purchase policies favoring foreign over domestic producers
126.

If imports licenses are auctioned off to domestic importers in competitive market their scarcity value (revenue effect) accrues to ?

A. foreign corporations
B. foreign workers
C. domestic corporations
D. The domestic government
Answer» E.
127.

In a tariff and import quota lead to equivalent increase in the domestic price of steel, then ?

A. The quota results in efficiency reductions but the tariff does not
B. The tariff results in efficiency reductions but the quota does not
C. They have identical impact on how much is produced and consumed
D. They have identical impact on how income is distributed
Answer» D. They have identical impact on how income is distributed
128.

During periods of growing domestic demand, an import quota ?

A. is less restrictive on a country’s imports than a tariff
B. Is more restrictive on a country’s imports than a tariff
C. has the same restrictive effect on a country’s imports as a tariff
D. will always generate increased tax revenue for the government
Answer» C. has the same restrictive effect on a country’s imports as a tariff
129.

If a tariff and import quota lead to equivalent increases in the domestic price of steel, then ?

A. the quota results in efficiency reductions but the tariff does not
B. The tariff results in efficiency reductions but the quota does not
C. They have different impacts on how much is produced and consumed
D. They have different impacts on how income is distributed
Answer» E.
130.

Antidumping duties are used to ?

A. offset the margin of dumping
B. punish domestic consumers for buying high-priced imported goods
C. discourage foreign governments from subsidizing their exporters
D. reduce the tariff revenue of the domestic government
Answer» B. punish domestic consumers for buying high-priced imported goods
131.

In the absence of traded, Norway’s equilibrium price and quantity equal ?

A. $1,500 and 2,800 computers
B. $2,000 and 1,600 computers
C. $2,500 and 2,000 computers
D. $3,500 and 2,000 computers
Answer» D. $3,500 and 2,000 computers
132.

To reduce imports, suppose that the government of Norway’s imposes a quota equal to 800 computers, Compared to what occurred under free trade, Norway’s consumers surplus will ________ and its producer surplus will _______ Can you calculate these amounts? Try plotting the information of this table on a sheet of graph paper ?

A. increase, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. decrease, increase
D. decrease, decrease
Answer» D. decrease, decrease
133.

A(n) ________ is n example of a quota where foreigners hold quota licenses ?

A. export quota
B. embargo
C. auction quota
D. tariff quota
Answer» B. embargo
134.

To aid its calculator producers, suppose that the government provides them a subsidy of $10 for each calculator produced The amount of imports now equals _____ and the deadweight loss of the subsidy to the Canadian economy equals _________?

A. 20 calculator, $50
B. 20 calculator, $100
C. 25 calculator, $50
D. 25 calculator, $100
Answer» B. 20 calculator, $100
135.

In the absence of trade, Canada’s equilibrium price and quantity equal ?

A. $65 and 40 calculators
B. $55 and 20 calculators
C. $45 and 25 calculators
D. $30 and 40 calculators
Answer» D. $30 and 40 calculators