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Question 1 After a country goes from disallowing trade in sugar with other countries to allowing trade in sugar with other countries,
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Select one:
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a. the domestic price of sugar will be greater than the world price of sugar.
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b. the domestic price of sugar will be lower than the world price of sugar.
c. the domestic price of sugar will equal the world price of sugar.
d. The world price of sugar does not matter; the domestic price of sugar prevails.
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The correct answer is: the domestic price of sugar will equal the world price of sugar.
Question 2 If a country allows trade and, for a certain good, the domestic price without trade is higher than the world price,
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a. the country will be an exporter of the good.
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b. the country will be an importer of the good.
d. Additional information is needed about demand to determine whether the country will be an exporter of the good, an importer
of the good, or neither.
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The correct answer is: the country will be an importer of the good.
Question 3
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Select one:
a. $80.
b. $97.50.
c. $162.50.
d. $495.50.
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The correct answer is: $97.50.
Question 4 Refer to Figure 9-1. At the world price and with free trade,
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Select one:
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a. the domestic quantity of baskets demanded is greater than the domestic quantity of baskets supplied.
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b. the basket market is in equilibrium.
d. both domestic producers of baskets and domestic consumers of baskets are better off than they were without free trade.
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The correct answer is: the basket market is in equilibrium.
Question 5 Refer to Figure 9-1. If this country chooses to trade, the price of baskets in this country will be
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a. $10 and 40 baskets will be sold domestically.
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b. $10 and 105 baskets will be domestically.
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The correct answer is: $10 and 40 baskets will be sold domestically.
Question 6 Refer to Figure 9-1. The world price for baskets represents
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a. the demand for baskets from the rest of the world.
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b. the supply of baskets from the rest of the world.
d. the gap between domestic quantity demanded and domestic quantity supplied and the resulting shortage.
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The correct answer is: the demand for baskets from the rest of the world.
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The correct answer is: All of the above are correct.
c. $210.
d. $245.
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The correct answer is: $80.
c. $245.50.
d. $472.50.
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The correct answer is: $472.50.
Question 10 Refer to Figure 9-1. With free trade, this country will
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a. import 40 baskets.
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b. import 70 baskets.
c. export 35 baskets.
d. export 65 baskets.
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The correct answer is: export 65 baskets.
Question 11
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Select one:
a. $210.
b. $245.
c. $455.
d. $490.
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The correct answer is: $245.
c. $455.
d. $490.
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The correct answer is: $210.
Question 13
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Select one:
a. imports 200 carnations.
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The correct answer is: imports 400 carnations.
Question 14 Refer to Figure 9-5. The amount of deadweight loss caused by the tariff equals
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Select one:
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a. $100.
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b. $200.
c. $400.
d. $500.
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The correct answer is: $200.
Question 15 Refer to Figure 9-5. The amount of revenue collected by the government from the tariff is
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Select one:
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a. $200.
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b. $400.
c. $500.
d. $600.
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The correct answer is: $400.
Question 16 Refer to Figure 9-5. The imposition of a tariff on carnations
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Select one:
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a. increases the number of carnations imported by 100.
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b. increases the number of carnations imported by 200.
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The correct answer is: decreases the number of carnations imported by 200.
c. $4 per dozen.
d. $2 per dozen.
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The correct answer is: $2 per dozen.
Question 18 Refer to Figure 9-5. When a tariff is imposed in the market, domestic producers
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Select one:
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a. gain by $100.
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b. gain by $200.
c. gain by $300.
d. lose by $100.
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The correct answer is: gain by $300.
Question 19 Refer to Figure 9-5. When the tariff is imposed, domestic consumers
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Select one:
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a. lose by $500.
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b. lose by $900.
c. gain by $500.
d. gain by $900.
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The correct answer is: lose by $900.
Question 20 Refer to Figure 9-5. With trade and without a tariff,
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Select one:
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a. the domestic price is equal to the world price.
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b. carnations are sold at $8 in this market.
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The correct answer is: the domestic price is equal to the world price.
Question 21
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Select one:
a. $8 and the equilibrium quantity is 300.
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The correct answer is: $8 and the equilibrium quantity is 300.
Question 22 Suppose Haiti has a comparative advantage over other countries in producing sugar, but other countries have an absolute advantage
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c. will either export sugar or export sugar, but it is not clear from the given information.
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The correct answer is: will export sugar.
Question 23 Suppose the United States exports cars to France and imports cheese from Switzerland. This situation suggests that
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Select one:
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a. the United States has a comparative advantage relative to Switzerland in producing cheese, and France has a comparative
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advantage relative to the United States in producing cars.
b. the United States has a comparative advantage relative to France in producing cars, and Switzerland has a comparative
advantage relative to the United States in producing cheese.
c. the United States has an absolute advantage relative to Switzerland in producing cheese, and France has an absolute
advantage relative to the United States in producing cars.
d. the United States has an absolute advantage relative to France in producing cars, and Switzerland has an absolute advantage
relative to the United States in producing cheese.
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The correct answer is: the United States has a comparative advantage relative to France in producing cars, and Switzerland has a
comparative advantage relative to the United States in producing cheese.
Question 24 The world price of a pound of T-bone steak is $9.00. Before Guatemala allowed trade in beef, the price of a pound of T-bone steak
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b. exporting T-bone steak and the price per pound in Guatemala decreased to $9.00.
c. importing T-bone steak and the price per pound in Guatemala remained at $12.00.
d. importing T-bone steak and the price per pound in Guatemala decreased to $9.00.
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The correct answer is: importing T-bone steak and the price per pound in Guatemala decreased to $9.00.
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The correct answer is: domestic producers gain and domestic consumers lose.
c. the losses of the domestic producers of the good exceed the gains of the domestic consumers of the good.
d. the losses of the domestic consumers of the good exceed the gains of the domestic producers of the good.
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The correct answer is: the gains of the domestic producers of the good exceed the losses of the domestic consumers of the good.
Question 27 When a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good,
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a. consumer surplus and producer surplus both increase.
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b. consumer surplus and producer surplus both decrease.
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The correct answer is: consumer surplus decreases and producer surplus increases.
Question 28 When a nation first begins to trade with other countries and the nation becomes an exporter of corn,
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Select one:
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a. this is an indication that the world price of corn exceeds the nation's domestic price of corn in the absence of trade.
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b. this is an indication that the nation has a comparative advantage in producing corn.
c. the nation's consumers of corn become worse off and the nation's producers of corn become better off.
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The correct answer is: All of the above are correct.
Question 29 When the nation of Econoland allows trade and becomes an exporter of televisions,
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Select one:
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a. residents of Econoland who produce televisions become worse off; residents of Econoland who buy televisions become better
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off; and the economic well-being of Econoland rises.
b. residents of Econoland who produce televisions become worse off; residents of Econoland who buy televisions become better
off; and the economic well-being of Econoland falls.
c. residents of Econoland who produce televisions become better off; residents of Econoland who buy televisions become worse
off; and the economic well-being of Econoland rises.
d. residents of Econoland who produce televisions become better off; residents of Econoland who buy televisions become worse
off; and the economic well-being of Econoland falls.
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The correct answer is: residents of Econoland who produce televisions become better off; residents of Econoland who buy televisions
become worse off; and the economic well-being of Econoland rises.
Question 30 When, in our analysis of the gains and losses of international trade, we assume that a country is small, we are in effect assuming that
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The correct answer is: cannot affect world prices by trading with other countries.
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