1 multiple choice tutorial chapter 19 international trade
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Multiple Choice TutorialChapter 19
International Trade
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1. Exports account for what percentage of these countries’ gross domestic products?a. 50% in the United States and 12% in the
Netherlandsb. 33% in both the United and Germanyc. 25% in the United States and 50% in
Japand. 12% in the United States and 13% in
Japan
D. The four main U.S. exports are: high-technology products, industrial supplies, agricultural products, entertainment products.
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2. The United States is a major exporter ofa. diamondsb. bauxitec. coffeed. corn
D. The two agricultural products exported the most are corn and soybeans.
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3. Autarky means thata. a country’s consumption possibilities are
the same as its production possibilitiesb. equilibrium has been reached with the
maximum gains from specialization and trade
c. equilibrium has been reached with the maximum amount of international trade
d. the nation has such a high standard of living that there are technically no poor people
A. Autarky is a situation of national self-sufficiency in which there is no economic interaction with foreigners.
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4. The terms of trade area. the length of time two individuals or
countries have been tradingb. the countries’ production possibilities
curvec. the autarky equilibriumd. the exchange rates of two goods
D. The value of different country’s currency differ from one another in terms of what each currency can buy. For example, an American dollar may buy a pound of coffee, but it might take ten Mexican pesos to buy the same pound of coffee, the exchange rate between the two currencies is 1 to 10.
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5. A nation’s consumption possibilities frontier isa. always the same as its production
possibilities frontier b. never the same as its production possibilities
frontierc. the same as its production possibilities
frontier only if there is advantageous traded. the same as its production possibilities
frontier only if there is no international trade
D. If there is international trade a country’s consumption possibilities exceeds its production possibilities.
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6. The gains from trade are due primarily to the fact that
a. the wealth of large, industrialized nations can be spread throughout the worldb. total world output increases when each
country specializesc. countries can boost their economies by
increasing exportsB. By each county specializing each country
becomes more efficient for several reasons; one reason is that non productive activity is eliminated. Total world output increases because of the resultant greater efficiency.
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7. The source of gains from trade isa. tariffsb. self-sufficiencyc. autarky equilibriumd. comparative advantage
D. Comparative advantage is the ability of a country to produce something at a lower opportunity cost than other producers face. Even if Americans could make hand made wicker baskets better than any other country, we should not manufacture them because our opportunity costs would be so high, for example, time spent with the baskets would be time not spent on high technology products.
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8. Mutually beneficial trade cannot occura. when each country has its own
comparative advantageb. if one country has absolute advantages in
the production of every goodc. when the opportunity costs of producing
each good are equal for both trading partners
d. if total world production equals total world consumption
C. Countries trade because they have different opportunity costs in producing goods and services.
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9. To maximize worldwide gains from trade, the country which should produce a good is the country thata. has the lowest opportunity cost of
producing that goodb. can produce that good using the fewest
resourcesc. will produce that good using the most
expensive resourcesA. Since specialization makes possible an
increase in productivity, the question becomes, what should a country specialize in? The answer is - in has the lowest opportunity cost.
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10. Comparative advantagea. exists only when one producer can make
the product using fewer resources than any other producer
b. leads to the most efficient allocation of resources and the greatest combined output
c. eliminates specialization, so that each country produces all of its own needs independently
B. When a country produces a good that it has low opportunity cost, it is taking advantage of its comparative advantage. By producing goods with low opportunity costs it is giving up less in terms of foregone production than producing alternative goods.
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11. Izodians can produce 8 units of food per day or 12 units of clothing per day. Valentians can produce 5 units of food per day or 10 units of clothing per day. Which of the following is true?
a. mutually beneficial trade is not possibleb. to maximize world production, Izodians
should produce only food, Valentians should produce only clothing, and they should trade
c. both countries should produce both goods and they should trade
B. Izodians should produce food because its opportunity costs of clothing is higher than Valentia. Valentia should produce clothing because its opportunity costs of food is higher than Izodia.
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12. Which of the following is not an economic reason for international specialization?a. some countries have educated, trained
workers, which other countries have unskilled workers
b. tastes and preferences tend to be different in different countries
c. the world price of a good is determined by the world supply and demand for the product
C. Even though C is a truthful statement, it does not explain why a country should specialize in the production of a particular good or service.
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13. When the world price of an internationally traded product is greater than a country’s domestic equilibrium price,a. the domestic price will prevail, and the
world price is irrelevantb. the country’s import line is horizontalc. the country’s exports of the product will
increase
C. Goods are most often bought based on relative price differences between alternatives. If a country’s price of a good is less expensive that the alternative goods offered in the world market, demand will increase along with exports of that good.
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14. The world price is in equilibrium whena. half of the individual countries’ domestic
prices are higher and half of the individual countries’ domestic prices are lower
b. the desired level of total world exports of the good equal the desired level of total world imports of the good
c. each countries’ exports of this good equal its import of this good
B. The key word is desired. When desired exports are greater than desired imports, prices will decrease to encourage more exports; when desired imports are greater than desired exports, prices of exports will increase.
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15. Producer surplus is thea. excess supply which exists when price is
maintained above the world priceb. difference between the marginal benefit of
a product and the marginal cost producers incur in supplying the product
c. difference between the actual revenue a producer receives and the minimum sum they would accept for a quantity of a good
C. If you were willing to sell something for $100 but sold it for $150, the $50 difference is what is called producer surplus.
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16. Consumer surplus result when a. the the quantity demanded of a product
equals the quantity supplied of that product.
b. the quantity demand of a product is greater than the quantity supplied of that product.
c. a consumer buys a good for less money then he was willing to pay.
C. Consumer surplus results when a consumer buys something for a lower price than he was willing to pay.
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17. With international trade a. producer surplus increases in both the
exporting and importing countriesb. consumer surplus increases in exporting
countries and decreases in importing countriesc. consumer surplus increases in the importing
countries and producer surplus increases in the exporting countries
C. Consumer surplus increases because the importing countries can buy goods at lower prices than they would pay otherwise. Producer surplus increases for the exporting countries because the greater demand allows them to sell the good for more than they could get for the good without international trade.
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18. International tradea. benefits countries which export goods and
hurts countries which import goodsb. benefits poor, undeveloped countries and
hurts wealthy, industrialized countriesc. increases both producer surplus and
consumer surplus throughout the worldd. has a net beneficial effect only for
countries with an autarky equilibrium
C. Both consumer surplus and producer surplus increases because of the greater efficiency and the increase in the size of the market.
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19. Trade restrictions in the real worlda. are extremely rare, due to the economic
benefits of specialization and tradeb. hurt domestic producers and benefit
foreign consumersc. hurt domestic producers and benefit
domestic consumersd. hurt domestic consumers and benefit
domestic producers
D. Domestic consumers are hurt because they are forced to pay higher prices than they would pay otherwise. Domestic producers benefit because of less foreign competition.
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20. A tariff isa. a tax on imports onlyb. a tax on exports onlyc. a on either imports or exportsd. a luxury tax
C. When a country places a tax on an import or export, the tax is called a tariff. A tariff would be placed on an import to discourage the importation of a particular good; a tariff would be placed on an export to discourage the exportation of a product.
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21. The difference between a specific tariff and an ad valorem tariff is that a specific tariffa. is a set amount of money per unit of a
product, while an ad valorem tariff is a set percentage of product price.
b. is a set percentage of product price, while an ad valorem tariff is a set total amount
c. names a particular good to which the tariff applies, while an ad valorem tariff applies to large classes of products.
A. A tariff is a a tax on imports or exports. An example of a specific tariff would be $5 on a barrel of oil; an example of an ad valorem tariff would be a percentage of the price of imports at the port of entry.
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22.Which of the following is not an effect of a specific import tariff a. the domestic price is higher after the tariff
is imposedb. there is no net welfare loss to society as a
wholec. government collects revenue from the tariffd. the country’s imports of the product
decline
B. There is a net welfare loss because consumers are forced to pay higher prices than they would if it were not for the import tariff.
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23. An import quota is a a. legal limit on the quantity of a good that
can be imported per yearb. legal requirement that a specified
percentage of a final good’s value must be produced domestically
c. legal requirements that exports to a specific country must exceed a specific value before the country’s product may be imported
A. A second way to discourage the importation of a product is to limit the number of units that can be imported. With fewer units, the price will be higher than would be the case otherwise. This is called an import quota.
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24. To be effective, an import quota must a. reduce the price and increase the quantity
of importsb. set the price of the imported good higher
than the domestic equilibrium pricec. restrict imports to less than would be
imported under free traded. restrict imports to less than exports in
trade with that particular country
C. An import quota will not be effective unless it limits the amount of a product imported to less than otherwise would be the case.
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25. An effective import quotaa. increases consumer surplus and reduces
produces surplusb. increases producer surplus and reduces
consumer surplusc. increases both producer surplus and
consumer surplusB. Producer surplus is the amount by which total
revenue from production exceeds total variable costs. Consumer surplus is the difference between the maximum amount that a consumer is willing to pay for a given quantity of a good and what the consumer actually pays. The import quota will raise the price of the product above the price without the quota.
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26. The primary difference between an import tariff and an import quota is thata. tariffs cause prices to rise, but quotas do
notb. quotas cause prices to rise, but tariffs do
not c. tariff revenues go to government, but
quotas benefit those with the right to sell foreign goods domestically
C. As a tax, tariffs bring in revenue for the government. A quota, on the other hand, benefits the sellers because they can now sell the imported product for more money.
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27. Which of the following is not a type of trade restriction?a. low-interest loans to foreign buyersb. export subsidies for domestic firmsc. domestic content requirementsd. economies of scale
D. Economies of scale exists when the large size of a producer enables it to gain greater efficiencies. This can result from trade restrictions, but is not a type of trade restriction.
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28. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was established ina. 1870 to protect U.S. industries and
decrease world tradeb. 1921 to manage legal and accounting
requirements for U.S. tariffs and quotasc. 1947 to reduce trade restrictions among 23
countries
C. After WWII, which ended in June of 1945, countries could see the advantages of lower tariffs. However, they also recognized that this would not happen unless there was a great deal of cooperation, thus GATT.
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29. The World Trade Organization (WTO)a. became, in 1995, the institutionalized and
more comprehensive successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
b. was established in 1947 to reduce trade restrictions among 23 member countries
c. was established in 1980 to oppose and counteract the policies of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
A. With a new round of agreements among participating nations, a name change was made.
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30. The most-favored nation clause of the World Trade Organization requires that each member must a. offer to all member countries the same
trade concessions offered to any member country
b. choose one foreign member as its most-favored trading nation, and give that country its most generous trade concessions
c. offer some trade concession to any other member country offering it a trade concession
A. This most-favored nation clause sealed the cooperation among all the members.
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31. Regional trading bloc agreementsa. are not considered trade restrictionsb. are required by World Trade Organization
rulesc. exist primarily in Russia, Africa, and South
Americad. make special trade deals between countries
in that region and discriminate against countries outside the region
D. Regional trade blocs is an attempt of several countries to ban together and act as if they were one country as far as trade is concerned.
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32. Which of the following is not used as an argument for trade restrictions?a. emerging domestic industries, especially
those with economies of scale, could not gain entry in some world markets without protection during the early years
b. trade restrictions are required to prevent some countries from exporting a commodity at a price below its cost of production
c. consumer surplus is maximized only when strict import tariffs and quotas ensure that exports exceed imports
C. Import tariffs and quotas lower consumer surplus because of the resultant higher price.
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33. Rent seeking involves a. influencing public policy to redistribute
income in one’s favor b. reducing costs and increase profit through
greater efficiencyc. raising price and increase profit by
restricting outputd. increasing market demand through
advertisingA. When a company, or an industry, sends
lobbyists to Washington DC to influence politicians to vote for programs that will benefit them, this practice is an example of rent seeking.
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