EBK ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9780077660710
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Country A can produce 20 units of wheat or 10 units of corn, while Country B can produce 15 units of wheat or 5 units of corn.
Which country has the comparative advantage in producing wheat?
If higher tariffs, such as those enacted by the Smoot-Hawley trade bill, reduce the imports of the United States, which of the following will
be most likely to occur?
a. U.S. employment will increase.
b. The unemployment rate of the United States will decline.
c. U.S. exports will increase because foreigners will want to buy more from U.S. producers.
d.
U.S. exports will decline because foreigners will be earning fewer of the dollars needed to purchase goods and services from
Americans.
Which of the following is an issue with "infant industry" tariffs?
a. Mature industries often require tariff protection.
b.Stock holders will capture the protective effect in lower profits.
c.As the industry matures, special-interest groups may fight to keep the tariff.
d.Foreign consumers will purchase the foreign good regardless of the size of the tariff.
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