Economics Chapter 34

An import quota or tariff on French wine that raises the prices for wine will probably: A. hurt domestic wine drinkers but help domestic wineries, which will gain from the higher prices. B. hurt both domestic wine drinkers and domestic wineries, but this will be more than offset by a reduction in driving fatalities. C. hurt both domestic wine drinkers and domestic wine producers because of a reduction in competition. D. hurt domestic wineries, which will lose business as a result of the higher prices.

A

A new American import quota on imported steel would be likely to: A. increase the production of steel-using American firms. B. increase American production of steel. C. generate tax revenue to the government. D. reduce the cost of production to steel-using American firms.

B

As international trade increases, it contributes to a shift in jobs away from industries where that economy does not have a(n) __________ advantage and toward industries where it has a(n) ___________ advantage. A. absolute; absolute B. comparative; comparative C. comparative; competitive D. comparative; absolute

B

Introducing a tariff on vitamin Z would: A. reduce exports of vitamin Z. B. increase American consumption of domestically produced vitamin Z. C. increase total American consumption of vitamin Z. D. decrease domestic production of vitamin Z.

B

Low-wage U.S. workers suffer from protectionism in all the industries that they don't work in, because: A. protectionism provides a barrier to entry to the job markets that the low-wage earners want entry to. B. protectionism forces them to pay higher prices for basic necessities like clothing and food. C. protectionism will encourage foreign workers to apply for American jobs. D. protectionism will prevent them from applying for those jobs in other industries.

B

Which of the following is the best example of a quota? A. a tax placed on all small cars sold in the domestic market B. a limit imposed on the number of men's suits that can be imported from a foreign country C. a subsidy from the American government to domestic manufacturers of men's suits so they can compete more effectively with foreign producers of men's suits D. a $100-per-car fee imposed on all small cars imported

B

Which of the following would be expected if the tariff on foreign-produced automobiles were increased? A. The domestic price of automobiles would fall. B. The supply of foreign automobiles to the domestic market would be reduced, causing auto prices to rise. C. The number of unemployed workers in the domestic automobile industry would rise. D. The demand for foreign-produced automobiles would increase, causing the price of automobiles to increase in other nations.

B

Why would foreign firms export a product at less than its cost of production—which presumably means making a loss? A. Many nations participate in poor planning and as a result produce a surplus of product which they sell at a loss. B. This may be part of a long-term strategy in which foreign firms would sell at below the cost of production in the short-term for a time, and when they have driven out the domestic U.S. competition, they would then raise prices. C. Many nations simply wish to keep their workers employed, no matter what the cost. D. Many nations simply produce and sell inferior goods at prices that reflect this fact.

B

____________ means selling goods below their cost of production. A. Protectionism B. Dumping C. Import quotas D. Non-tariff barriers

B

Import tariffs generally ________ the output of domestic producers of the affected products and also _________ the output of domestic exporters. A. decrease; decrease B. decrease; increase C. increase; decrease D. increase; increase

C

International trade is fundamentally a ________________________. A. win-lose situation B. lose-lose situation C. win-win situation D. war which is won by the strongest

C

Which of the following is the best example of a tariff? A. a tax placed on all small cars sold in the domestic market B. a limit imposed on the number of small cars that can be imported from a foreign country C. a subsidy from the American government to domestic manufacturers of small cars so they can compete more effectively with foreign producers of small cars D. a $1000-per-car fee imposed on all small cars imported

D