Macro Test 2, Ch. 3: Trade
All of the following are factors that contribute to a country's comparative advantage except: A. natural resources. B. aging population. C. technology. D. climate.
B. aging population.
Amanda and Raj are both students working part-time at an insurance company. Amanda can work only 5 hours a day. Her manager informs her that she needs to review 250 documents and process 250 insurance claims in the next 10 days. Amanda can either review 20 documents in 1 hour or process 15 insurance claims. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, draw a production possibilities curve for Amanda that represents a day of work. Label your curve 'Amanda.' The slope of the curve is ____. Her opportunity cost of reviewing one document is ____ claim(s).
−0.75 (negative 0.75) 0.75
One reason economists in general ________ favor protectionism is because it ________ prices for consumers and ________ social surplus.
-do not -raises -lowers
If a country had exports of $220 billion and imports of $350 billion, they would be considered a net ________.
-importer
Many service-sector jobs in the United States have moved to other countries where these jobs are done at a fraction of the cost. The outsourcing of jobs overseas is heavily debated by politicians, policymakers, and economists in the United States. In the domestic economy when outsourcing exists, prices ________, social surplus _________, and labor market welfare ________. The economy as a whole benefits from outsourcing if the gain in social surplus is _________ the losses in labor welfare.
-fall -increases -decreases -greater than
Suppose domestic demand is QD=16 − P and domestic supply is QS= P. The world price is $2, and the import tariff is $3 per unit. Using the triangle drawing tool, shade consumer surplus, producer surplus, and the deadweight loss from the tariff. Using the rectangle drawing tool, shade the government tax revenue from the tariff. Using the information given above, the consumer surplus will be $____, the producer surplus will be $____, the government revenue will be $____, and the deadweight loss from the tariff will be $____.
60.50 12.50 18 9
If you produce at a point beyond your PPC, then you are producing at a point that is ____________. A. attainable but inefficient. B. attainable if resource prices fall. C. attainable and efficient. D. unattainable.
D. unattainable.
There are 10 workers in Thailand and each can produce either 2 computers or 30 tons of rice. There are 20 workers in the United States and each can produce either 5 computers or 40 tons of rice. Draw the production possibilities curve for each country. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, draw the production possibilities frontier for Thailand. Properly label your line. 2.) Using the line drawing tool, draw the production possibilities frontier for the United States. Properly label your line. In Thailand, the opportunity cost of computers is ____ tons of rice. In the United States, the opportunity cost of computers is ____ tons of rice. ________ a comparative advantage in the production of computers. In the absence of trade, if Thailand consumes 150 tons of rice, it can consume ____ computers. In the absence of trade, if the United States consumes 50 computers, it can consume 400 tons of rice. Someone now proposes that the United States and Thailand enter into a trade agreement. Under this agreement, the United States will give Thailand 1010 computers and Thailand will give the United States 120 tons of rice. If Thailand continues to consume 150 tons of rice, it will be able to consume computers under this proposal. If the United States continues to consume 50 computers, it will be able to consume 440 tons of rice under this proposal. Thailand ________ accept this proposal, and the United States ________ accept this proposal.
15 8 -The United States has 10 400 12 440 -should -should
Justin has 5 days in a work week; each day he can create either 2 Android apps or 1 Apple app. Pallas also has 5 days to work; each day she can produce either 2 Android apps or 3 Apple apps. Using the line drawing tool, draw the production possibilities curve (PPC) for Justin in the adjacent graph titled "Justin's PPC". Label your curve appropriately. Using the line drawing tool, draw the production possibilities curve (PPC) for Pallas in the adjacent graph titled "Pallas's PPC". Label your curve appropriately. Using the mulitpoint curve drawing tool, draw the single production possibilities curve (PPC) for both Justin and Pallas in the adjacent graph titled "Joint PPC". Label your curve appropriately. Justin has a comparative advantage in the production of ________ apps. Which of the following statements explains why Justin has a comparative advantage in the production of Android apps? A. His opportunity cost of producing an Android app is equal to Pallas's opportunity cost of producing an Android app. B. His opportunity cost of producing an Android app is less than Pallas's opportunity cost of producing an Android app. C. His opportunity cost of producing an Android app is greater than Pallas's opportunity cost of producing an Android app. Pallas has a comparative advantage in the production of ________ apps. Which of the following statements explains why Pallas has a comparative advantage in the production of Apple apps? A. Her opportunity cost of producing an Apple app is equal to Justin's opportunity cost of producing an Apple app. B. Her opportunity cost of producing an Apple app is greater than Justin's opportunity cost of producing an Apple app. C. Her opportunity cost of producing an Apple app is less than Justin's opportunity cost of producing an Apple app.
-Android B. His opportunity cost of producing an Android app is less than Pallas's opportunity cost of producing an Android app. -Apple C. Her opportunity cost of producing an Apple app is less than Justin's opportunity cost of producing an Apple app.
Consider the figure on the right. The blue line shows how many units of goods A and B a worker in Taiwan can produce, and the tan line shows the number of units of goods A and B that a worker in Korea can produce. Does this figure indicate anything about either worker having a comparative or absolute advantage in either good? According to the figure, ________ has an absolute advantage in the production of good A and ________ has an absolute advantage in the production of good B. Considering comparative advantage, ________ has a comparative advantage in the production of good A and ________ has a comparative advantage in the production of good B.
-Korea -Korea -Taiwan -Korea
Consider the following three countries. Each country can produce wheat, sheep, ore, brick, or wood. The table given below shows the production per worker in each country. Each country has an equal number of workers. ________ has an absolute advantage in the production of wheat. In terms of the opportunity cost of sheep, ________ has a comparative advantage in the production of brick. Suppose a fourth country (Yellowlia) offers to give a unit of ore in exchange for one of wood. Given this information, ________ will prefer to trade with Yellowlia.
-Blueland -Redistan -Blueland and Redistan
When economies open up to free trade, trading partners ________ benefit. Why is free trade controversial? A. Some individuals may lose. B. Companies always win at the expense of consumers. C. Only countries with an absolute advantage gain. D. Deadweight loss increases.
-always A. Some individuals may lose.
Is it true that a country needs to have an absolute advantage in the production of a good in order to benefit from trade in that good? Countries that do not have an absolute advantage in the production of a good ________ benefit from trade.
-can
Texas and Kentucky have the following opportunity cost for the production of wine and cotton. Opportunity Cost of Wine Kentucky=2/3 sacks of cotton Texas=7/3 sacks of cotton Opportunity Cost of Cotton Kentucky=3/2 bottles of Wine Texas=3/7 bottles of wine The terms of trade range of cotton for wine is ____ to ____. From the above table, we can see that Kentucky has a comparative advantage in the production of ________. Therefore, Texas, will ________ to Kentucky and ________ from Kentucky. Since Texas is located on the southern coast of the country and Kentucky is situated in the middle part of the country, Texas will tend to have a ________ ratio of interstate-to-international trade and Kentucky will tend to have a ________ ratio of interstate-to-international trade.
2/3 7/3 -wine -export cotton -import wine -lower -higher
The factory gives up being able to manufacture ____ unit(s) of a denim jacket for every leather jacket manufactured and it gives up being able to manufacture ____ unit(s) of a leather jacket for every denim jacket manufactured by the factory. Given the above production schedule, suppose Mr. Alexander gives an order of 144 leather jackets and 280 denim jackets. In this case, the factory will require ____ full days to complete Mr. Alexander's order. (Note: the factory works 4-hour days) Suppose the opportunity cost of manufacturing one more leather jacket is 3.2 denim jackets. In this case, the opportunity cost of a denim jacket is ____ leather jackets.
5 0.2 25 0.31
Queen Manufacturing Corporation manufactures handbags and clutches for women. It has to figure out its production possibilities in a 5-hour day. The following production schedule shows output levels based on the number of hours spent on each of the two tasks: Which of the following points represents the most extreme trade-offs faced by the Queen Manufacturing Corporation? (Check all that apply.) A. 0 Handbags and 20 Clutches B. 10 Handbags and 0 Clutches C. 8 Handbags and 16 Clutches D. 10 Handbags and 20 Clutches A point on the graph that represents ________ is attainable and efficient. A point on the graph that represents ________ is attainable but inefficient. A point on the graph that represents_________ is unattainable.
A. 0 Handbags and 20 Clutches B. 10 Handbags and 0 Clutches 4 handbags and 12 clutches 6 handbags and 4 clutches 8 handbags and 8 clutches
The figure at right shows a production possibilities curve (PPC) for Joe. He can spend his time making pizzas or chocolate cakes. For Joe, which production points are attainable? (Check all that apply.) A. Point A. B. Point B. C. Point C. D. Point D. E. Point E. For Joe, which production points are efficient? (Check all that apply.) A. Point A. B. Point B. C. Point C. D. Point D. E. Point E. Joe decides to go to baking school and learns to make chocolate cakes faster. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, draw a new PPC where point C is now attainable and efficient. Label your line 'PPC2.'
A. Point A. B. Point B. D. Point D. E. Point E. A. Point A. B. Point B.
In which of the following scenarios would a country export a good? A. The domestic price for the good is below the world price. B. The domestic demand for the good is lower than the domestic supply. C. The world price for the good is below the domestic price. D. The world demand for the good is lower than the domestic demand.
A. The domestic price for the good is below the world price.
All of the following shift the Production Possibilities Curve outward except: A. new competitors in the marketplace. B. changes in productivity growth due to population growth. C. increases in worker education. D. increases in natural resources.
A. new competitors in the marketplace.
Terms of trade is the ____________. A. benefit received from trade. B. exchange rate of goods for goods. C. legal document that trading partners sign. D. time required to produce a good or service that is traded. Terms of trade are determined ____________. A. by sellers. Your answer is not correct. B. by buyers. C. on the basis of absolute advantage. D. on the basis of opportunity costs.
B. exchange rate of goods for goods. D. on the basis of opportunity costs.
National security concerns might cause a nation to: A. increase imports of oil. B. maintain a variety of agricultural industries. C. specialize in the production of one good. D. become reliant on its trading partners.
B. maintain a variety of agricultural industries.
One reason a country might seek to implement protectionist policies could be to: A. increase exports. B. participate in foreign trade and investment. C. maintain its culture's uniqueness. D. increase imports to satisfy domestic demand.
C. maintain its culture's uniqueness.
What is the problem with the argument that infant industries need to be protected from foreign competition? A. Foreign companies may do a better job of providing the good or service. B. Changing a comparative advantage is nearly impossible and so the domestic industry will not likely survive anyway. C. Because the world price will continue to drop, the domestic industry will never catch up in any case. D. Starting a company in isolation may deprive it of "technological spillovers" that its competitors, all located near one another, may enjoy. E. Since the stock of deadweight losses builds up over time, the total lost surplus will never be made up.
D. Starting a company in isolation may deprive it of "technological spillovers" that its competitors, all located near one another, may enjoy.
The figure at right shows the U.S. market for tennis shoes where the U.S. is an importer. The U.S. currently has a tariff on imported tennis shoes. Suppose the U.S. decides to eliminate the tariff. 1.) Use the line drawing tool to draw a new price line without the tariff. Label this line Pworld. When the tariff is eliminated, what happens to the quantity supplied by domestic producers? When the tariff is eliminated, the quantity supplied by domestic producers _________. When the tariff is eliminated, what happens to the quantity demanded by domestic consumers? When the tariff is eliminated, the quantity demanded by domestic consumers ________. When the tariff is eliminated, what is the impact on domestic producers, foreign producers, and domestic consumers? A. Domestic and foreign producers win. Domestic consumers lose. B. Domestic producers and domestic consumers win. Foreign producers lose. C. Foreign producers and domestic consumers win. Domestic producers lose. D. Domestic producers win. Domestic consumers and foreign producers lose.
-decrease -increase C. Foreign producers and domestic consumers win. Domestic producers lose.
Suppose your country imports wheat. The world price of wheat rises from P1 to P2 and your country continues to import wheat. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, draw the original price line for wheat, P1. Properly label your line. 2.) Using the line drawing tool, draw the new price line for wheat, P2. Properly label your line. Using Figure 1 on the right, answer the following questions. When the price increased, imports ________. Consumer surplus ________ by ____. Producer surplus ________ by ____. Social surplus ________ by ____.
-decreased -decreased -C-D (negative C minus D) -increased C -decreased D
In each of the following cases, determine whether the traded good or service is an export or an import. California wine that is sold in New Jersey is an ________ for California and an ________ for New Jersey. You take a vacation in Paris, France. Your vacation is an ________ for the United States and an ________ for France. A construction company in China buys tractors from Caterpillar, which is based in Illinois. The tractors are an ________ for China and an ________ for Illinois. You go to your doctor in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she takes an x-ray of your broken arm. The x-ray is read by a technician in Mumbai, India, and he sends a report via email to your doctor. The reading is an ________ for India and an ________ for the United States.
-export -import -import -export -import -export -export -import
Consider a market for badminton rackets. Suppose all of the rackets are identical and that the buyers and sellers are price-takers. The domestic equilibrium price of a badminton racket in the United States is $85 and the world price is $100. From the U.S.'s perspective, initially the market consists solely of U.S. buyers and sellers. If the U.S. government decides to open its economy to free trade, it becomes an ________ of rackets. In this case, the U.S. suppliers will ________ their production and the U.S. consumers will ________ their quantity demanded. This situation leads to an ________ of badminton rackets in the U.S. Based on the above scenario, which of the following statements regarding winners and losers from free trade is true? (Check all that apply.) A. The U.S. buyers are worse off because they are purchasing fewer badminton rackets at a higher price per unit. B. The U.S. producers are better off because they are selling more badminton rackets at a higher price per unit. C. The U.S. buyers are better off because they are purchasing more badminton rackets at a lower price per unit. D. The U.S. producers are worse off because they are selling fewer badminton rackets at a lower price per unit. In the above situation, suppose it is possible to tax the producers of a badminton racket and transfer the revenues to the domestic consumers of the racket. In this case, the U.S. is _________ as a whole because of trade.
-exporter -increase -decrease -excess supply A. The U.S. buyers are worse off because they are purchasing fewer badminton rackets at a higher price per unit. B. The U.S. producers are better off because they are selling more badminton rackets at a higher price per unit. -better off
Many service-sector jobs in the United States have moved to other countries where these jobs are done at a fraction of the cost. The outsourcing of jobs overseas is heavily debated by politicians, policymakers, and economists in the United States. In the domestic economy when outsourcing exists, prices ________, social surplus _________, and labor market welfare ________. The economy as a whole benefits from outsourcing if the gain in social surplus is ________ the losses in labor welfare.
-fall -increases -decreases -greater than
The figure at right shows the U.S. market for tennis shoes where the U.S. is an importer. Suppose the U.S. decides to add a tariff to imported tennis shoes. 1.) Use the line drawing tool to draw a new price line with the tariff that keeps the U.S. as an importer of tennis shoes. Label this line Pworld+tariff. With the tariff, what happens to the quantity supplied by domestic producers? With the tariff, the quantity supplied by domestic producers ________. With the tariff, what happens to the quantity demanded by domestic consumers? With the tariff, the quantity demanded by domestic consumers ________. With the tariff, what is the impact on domestic producers, foreign producers, and domestic consumers? A. Domestic and foreign producers win. Domestic consumers lose. B. Foreign producers and domestic consumers win. Domestic producers lose. C. Domestic producers win. Domestic consumers and foreign producers lose. D. Domestic producers and domestic consumers win. Foreign producers lose.
-increases -decreases C. Domestic producers win. Domestic consumers and foreign producers lose.
Kentucky has a production possibilities curve for the production of wine and cotton as shown in the graph. If Kentucky moves its resources increasingly into the production of cotton, the opportunity cost of doing so ________ at ________. Which of the following factors will shift the PPC outward in the long run? A. The development of a faster computer. B. A military conflict that destroys infrastructure. C. A hurricane demolished a factory. D. The employment of the less educated workforce.
-increases -an increasing rate A. The development of a faster computer.
Assume the opportunity costs for apples and peaches produced by New York and Georgia are as follows: Opportunity Cost of Apples New York=5 peaches Georgia=1/7 peaches Opportunity Cost of Peaches New York=1/5 apples Georgia=7 apples The trading price of apples for peaches acceptable to both parties would range (high to low) from ____ to ____.
0.20 7
The figure at right shows a production possibilities curve (PPC) for Joe. He can spend his time making pizzas or chocolate cakes. Using the information in the figure, calculate Joe's opportunity cost of producing one pizza and his opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake. Remember that the opportunity cost is how much of one good must be given up to produce one more unit of the other good. Joe's opportunity cost of producing one pizza is ____ chocolate cake(s). Joe's opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake is ____ pizza(s). Joe's friend Samantha also makes pizzas and chocolate cakes. The figure at right shows the PPC for Samantha. Using the information in the figure, calculate Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one pizza and her opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake. Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one pizza is ____ chocolate cake(s). Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake is ____ pizza(s). Comparative advantage is the ability to produce a certain good at a lower opportunity cost than other producers. Who has the comparative advantage in the production of pizza and chocolate cake? A. Samantha has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Joe has a comparative advantage in cake. B. Neither has a comparative advantage in either good. C. Joe has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Samantha has a comparative advantage in cake. D. Samantha has a comparative advantage in both goods. E. Joe has a comparative advantage in both goods.
0.5 2.0 2.0 .05 C. Joe has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Samantha has a comparative advantage in cake.
The figure at right shows a production possibilities curve(PPC) for Joe. He can spend his time making pizzas or chocolate cakes. Using the information in the figure, calculate Joe's opportunity cost of producing one pizza and his opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake. Remember that the opportunity cost is how much of one good must be given up to produce one more unit of the other good. Joe's opportunity cost of producing one pizza is ____ chocolate cake(s). Joe's opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake is ____ pizza(s). Joe's friend Samantha also makes pizzas and chocolate cakes. The figure at right shows the PPC for Samantha. Using the information in the figure, calculate Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one pizza and her opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake. Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one pizza is ____ chocolate cake(s). Samantha's opportunity cost of producing one chocolate cake is ____ pizza(s). Samantha's little brother Rahul is also able to make pizzas or chocolate cakes, and he is equally good at each. His opportunity cost of producing either pizza or cake is one unit of the other good. 1.) Using the line drawing tool, draw an example of what Rahul's PPC would look like. Properly label your line.
0.5 2.0 2.0 0.5
Suppose the world price of Good Z is $40. With the assumption of a perfectly competitive market, the equilibrium price and quantity demanded of Good Z in Sweden is $57.50 and 4.90 million respectively. Once Sweden is open to trade, Swedish producers will curb their production from 4.90 million units of Good Z to 2.60 million units and receive the world price of $40 per unit. At that price, Swedish consumers will demand to 7.40 million units of Good Z. These movements lead to an excess demand of ____ million units of Good Z in Sweden. In this case, Sweden is an ________ of Good Z. This added demand does not change the world price because ________. Consider the graph and the after trade situation in Sweden. Which of the following statements are true. A. The producer surplus is indicated by the area O. Therefore, Swedish producers are worse off because of trade. B. The producer surplus is indicated by the areas O+M. Therefore, Swedish producers are better off because of trade. C. The consumer surplus is indicated by the area L. Therefore, Swedish consumers are worse off because of trade. D. The consumer surplus is indicated by the areas L+M+N. Therefore, Swedish consumers are better off because of trade. For Sweden, the overall ________ because of trade are represented by the area(s) ____.
4.80 -importer -Sweden is a small buyer of Good Z A. The producer surplus is indicated by the area O. Therefore, Swedish producers are worse off because of trade. D. The consumer surplus is indicated by the areas L+M+N. Therefore, Swedish consumers are better off because of trade. -gains -N
Who benefits from trade? A. Neither nation benefits from trade. B. Nearway benefits, but Farway does not benefit from trade. C. Farway benefits, but Nearway does not benefit from trade. D. Both nations benefit from trade. Which nation received the better deal in this trade? A. Both benefited equally. B. Farway received the better deal. C. Nearway received the better deal. D. It cannot be determined which nation received the better deal with the information given. Would Nearway and Farway ever trade 120120 coconuts for 4040 fish? A. No, because while Nearway gains from this trade, Farway does not. B. Yes, because they are both better off. C. Yes, because even though Farway is indifferent, Nearway is better off. D. Yes, because even though Nearway is indifferent, Farway is better off. E. No, because while Farway gains from this trade, Nearway does not.
D. Both nations benefit from trade. C. Nearway received the better deal. E. No, because while Farway gains from this trade, Nearway does not.
The figure at right shows production possibilities curves (PPC) for Joe and Samantha. Each of them can spend time making pizzas or chocolate cakes. Using the information in the figure, calculate the opportunity costs of making pizza and chocolate cake for both Joe and Samantha and then complete the table below. (Round your responses to one decimal place.) Opportunity Cost of Pizza Joe=0.5 cakes Samantha=2.0 cakes Opportunity Cost of Cake Joe=2.0 pizzas Samantha=0.5 pizzas Who has the comparative advantage in the production of pizza and chocolate cake? A. Samantha has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Joe has a comparative advantage in cake. B. Neither has a comparative advantage in either good. C. Joe has a comparative advantage in both goods. D. Joe has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Samantha has a comparative advantage in cake. E. Samantha has a comparative advantage in both goods. Joe and Samantha decide to work together and specialize. What will each of them specialize in making? Joe will specialize in making ________, and Samantha will specialize in making _________. Using the figure on the right, draw the new PPC when Joe and Samantha specialize and indicate the point on the new PPC where production will occur. 1.) Using the multipoint curve drawing tool, draw the PPC that results when Joe and Samantha work together. Label your curve 'Joint PPC.' 2.) Using the point drawing tool, locate the point where production will occur when Joe and Samantha specialize. Label your point 'T.'
D. Joe has a comparative advantage in pizza, and Samantha has a comparative advantage in cake. -pizza -chocolate cake
How has the pattern of trade changed in the United States since 1960? A. Exports have grown faster than imports, and the United States has remained a net exporter. B. Exports have grown faster than imports, and the United States has become a net importer. C. Imports have grown faster than exports, and the United States has remained a net exporter. D. Exports and imports have grown at the same rate, and the United States has remained a net exporter. E. Imports have grown faster than exports, and the United States has become a net importer. What are the types of goods that are causing the shift in the balance of imports and exports in the United States? A. Services have been the primary driver in the shift in the balance of imports and exports in the United States. B. The significant increase in oil exports has played an important role in the shift. C. Manufactured goods have played an important role in the shift, as the number of manufactured goods produced has declined. D. Manufactured goods have played an important role in the shift, even though the number of manufactured goods has increased.
E. Imports have grown faster than exports, and the United States has become a net importer. D. Manufactured goods have played an important role in the shift, even though the number of manufactured goods has increased.
With the help of the given graph answer the following question: When the nation imposes a tariff, the imports of the nation falls to ____. However, government revenue increases by ____ and producer surplus increases by ____. This nation may not favor imposing tariffs on imports because _______ A. it makes producers worse off. B. it reduces the work load of the government. C. it raises prices for consumers. D. it raises social surplus for consumers. Which of the following nations will be against free trade? (Check all that apply.) A. A nation that has the comparative advantage. B. A nation with lax environmental policies. C. A nation who wants to preserve their cultural uniqueness.. D. A defense-oriented nation.
Q2-Q3 area D area B C. it raises prices for consumers. C. A nation who wants to preserve their cultural uniqueness.. D. A defense-oriented nation.