Question 1

Spain is an importer of computer chips, taking the world price of $12 per chip as given. Suppose Spain imposes a $5 tariff on chips. As a result,

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish consumers of chips and Spanish producers of chips both gain. 
B) Spanish consumers of chips gain and Spanish producers of chips lose. 
C) Spanish consumers of chips lose and Spanish producers of chips gain. 
D) Spanish consumers of chips and Spanish producers of chips both lose. 
A) Spanish consumers of chips and Spanish producers of chips both gain. 
B) Spanish consumers of chips gain and Spanish producers of chips lose. 
C) Spanish consumers of chips lose and Spanish producers of chips gain. 
D) Spanish consumers of chips and Spanish producers of chips both lose.

Question 2

Figure 9-12  
-Refer to Figure 9-12. Equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity without trade are

Accepted Answer

A) $27 and 400. 
B) $27 and 800. 
C) $21 and 400. 
D) $21 and 600. 
A) $27 and 400. 
B) $27 and 800. 
C) $21 and 400. 
D) $21 and 600.

Question 3

How does an import quota differ from an equivalent tariff?

Accepted Answer

Both the import quota and the tariff rai

Question 4

Figure 9-5  
-Refer to Figure 9-5. The increase in total surplus resulting from trade is

Accepted Answer

A) $60, since producer surplus increases by $180 and consumer surplus falls by $240. 
B) $60, since consumer surplus increases by $180 and producer surplus falls by $240. 
C) $75, since consumer surplus increases by $240 and producer surplus falls by $165. 
D) $75, since consumer surplus increases by $300 and producer surplus falls by $225. 
A) $60, since producer surplus increases by $180 and consumer surplus falls by $240. 
B) $60, since consumer surplus increases by $180 and producer surplus falls by $240. 
C) $75, since consumer surplus increases by $240 and producer surplus falls by $165. 
D) $75, since consumer surplus increases by $300 and producer surplus falls by $225.

Question 5

The imposition of a tariff on imported wine will increase the domestic price of wine, decrease the quantity of wine imported, and increase the quantity of wine produced domestically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Figure 9-1
The figure illustrates the market for wool in Scotland.  
-Refer to Figure 9-1. From the figure it is apparent that

Accepted Answer

A) Scotland will experience a shortage of wool if trade is not allowed. 
B) Scotland will experience a surplus of wool if trade is not allowed. 
C) Scotland has a comparative advantage in producing wool, relative to the rest of the world. 
D) foreign countries have a comparative advantage in producing wool, relative to Scotland. 
A) Scotland will experience a shortage of wool if trade is not allowed. 
B) Scotland will experience a surplus of wool if trade is not allowed. 
C) Scotland has a comparative advantage in producing wool, relative to the rest of the world. 
D) foreign countries have a comparative advantage in producing wool, relative to Scotland.

Question 7

By comparing the world price of horseradish to Cropland's domestic price of horseradish, we can determine whether Cropland

Accepted Answer

A) will export horseradish (assuming trade is allowed). 
B) will import horseradish (assuming trade is allowed). 
C) has a comparative advantage in producing horseradish. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) will export horseradish (assuming trade is allowed). 
B) will import horseradish (assuming trade is allowed). 
C) has a comparative advantage in producing horseradish. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 8

When a country that imported a particular good abandons a free-trade policy and adopts a no-trade policy,

Accepted Answer

A) producer surplus increases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
B) producer surplus increases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
C) producer surplus decreases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
D) producer surplus decreases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
A) producer surplus increases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
B) producer surplus increases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
C) producer surplus decreases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
D) producer surplus decreases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good.

Question 9

When a country allows trade and becomes an importer of a good,

Accepted Answer

A) domestic producers become better off, and domestic consumers become worse off. 
B) domestic producers become worse off, and domestic consumers become better off. 
C) domestic consumers become better off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic producers is ambiguous. 
D) domestic producers become worse off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic consumers is ambiguous. 
A) domestic producers become better off, and domestic consumers become worse off. 
B) domestic producers become worse off, and domestic consumers become better off. 
C) domestic consumers become better off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic producers is ambiguous. 
D) domestic producers become worse off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic consumers is ambiguous.

Question 10

Within a country, the domestic price of a product will equal the world price if

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A) trade restrictions are imposed on the product. 
B) the country allows free trade. 
C) the country chooses to import, but not export, the product. 
D) the country chooses to export, but not import, the product. 
A) trade restrictions are imposed on the product. 
B) the country allows free trade. 
C) the country chooses to import, but not export, the product. 
D) the country chooses to export, but not import, the product.

Question 11

A tariff increases the quantity of imports and moves the market farther from its equilibrium without trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The nation of Aquilonia has decided to end its policy of not trading with the rest of the world. When it ends its trade restrictions, it discovers that it is importing incense, exporting steel, and neither importing nor exporting rugs. We can conclude that Aquilonia's new free-trade policy has

Accepted Answer

A) increased consumer surplus and producer surplus in the incense market. 
B) increased consumer surplus in the steel market and left producer surplus in the rug market unchanged. 
C) decreased consumer surplus in both the steel and rug markets. 
D) decreased consumer surplus in the steel market and increased total surplus in the incense market. 
A) increased consumer surplus and producer surplus in the incense market. 
B) increased consumer surplus in the steel market and left producer surplus in the rug market unchanged. 
C) decreased consumer surplus in both the steel and rug markets. 
D) decreased consumer surplus in the steel market and increased total surplus in the incense market.

Question 13

When the nation of Isoland opens up its steel market to international trade, that change

Accepted Answer

A) creates winners and losers, regardless of whether Isoland ends up exporting or importing steel. 
B) results in a decrease in total surplus, regardless of whether Isoland ends up exporting or importing steel. 
C) creates winners, but no losers, if Isoland ends up exporting steel. 
D) creates losers, but no winners, if Isoland ends up importing steel. 
A) creates winners and losers, regardless of whether Isoland ends up exporting or importing steel. 
B) results in a decrease in total surplus, regardless of whether Isoland ends up exporting or importing steel. 
C) creates winners, but no losers, if Isoland ends up exporting steel. 
D) creates losers, but no winners, if Isoland ends up importing steel.

Question 14

When a country abandons a no-trade policy, adopts a free-trade policy, and becomes an importer of a particular good,

Accepted Answer

A) consumer surplus increases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
B) consumer surplus increases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
C) consumer surplus decreases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
D) consumer surplus decreases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
A) consumer surplus increases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
B) consumer surplus increases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. 
C) consumer surplus decreases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. 
D) consumer surplus decreases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good.

Question 15

Figure 9-6  
-Refer to Figure 9-6. The amount of deadweight loss caused by the tariff equals

Accepted Answer

A) $100. 
B) $200. 
C) $400. 
D) $500. 
A) $100. 
B) $200. 
C) $400. 
D) $500.

Question 16

When a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good,

Accepted Answer

A) domestic producers become better off, and domestic consumers become worse off. 
B) domestic producers become worse off, and domestic consumers become better off. 
C) domestic producers become better off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic consumers is ambiguous. 
D) domestic consumers become worse off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic producers is ambiguous. 
A) domestic producers become better off, and domestic consumers become worse off. 
B) domestic producers become worse off, and domestic consumers become better off. 
C) domestic producers become better off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic consumers is ambiguous. 
D) domestic consumers become worse off, but the effect on the well-being of domestic producers is ambiguous.

Question 17

Figure 9-17  
-Refer to Figure 9-17. With free trade, consumer surplus is

Accepted Answer

A) $400 and producer surplus is $200. 
B) $400 and producer surplus is $800. 
C) $1,600 and producer surplus is $200. 
D) $1,600 and producer surplus is $800. 
A) $400 and producer surplus is $200. 
B) $400 and producer surplus is $800. 
C) $1,600 and producer surplus is $200. 
D) $1,600 and producer surplus is $800.

Question 18

Figure 9-8. On the diagram below, Q represents the quantity of cars and P represents the price of cars.  
-Refer to Figure 9-8. In the country for which the figure is drawn, total surplus with international trade in cars

Accepted Answer

A) is represented by the area A + B + C. 
B) is represented by the area A + B + D. 
C) is smaller than producer surplus without international trade in cars. 
D) is larger than total surplus without international trade in cars. 
A) is represented by the area A + B + C. 
B) is represented by the area A + B + D. 
C) is smaller than producer surplus without international trade in cars. 
D) is larger than total surplus without international trade in cars.

Question 19

When, in our analysis of the gains and losses from international trade, we assume that a country is small, we are in effect assuming that the country

Accepted Answer

A) cannot experience significant gains or losses by trading with other countries. 
B) cannot have a significant comparative advantage over other countries. 
C) cannot affect world prices by trading with other countries. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) cannot experience significant gains or losses by trading with other countries. 
B) cannot have a significant comparative advantage over other countries. 
C) cannot affect world prices by trading with other countries. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 20

Figure 9-2  
-Refer to Figure 9-2. With free trade, this country will

Accepted Answer

A) import 40 baskets. 
B) import 70 baskets. 
C) export 35 baskets. 
D) export 65 baskets. 
A) import 40 baskets. 
B) import 70 baskets. 
C) export 35 baskets. 
D) export 65 baskets.

Exam 9: Application: International Trade

Spain is an importer of computer chips, taking the world price of $12 per chip as given. Suppose Spain imposes a $5 tariff on chips. As a result,

Figure 9-12 -Refer to Figure 9-12. Equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity without trade are

How does an import quota differ from an equivalent tariff?

Figure 9-5 -Refer to Figure 9-5. The increase in total surplus resulting from trade is

The imposition of a tariff on imported wine will increase the domestic price of wine, decrease the quantity of wine imported, and increase the quantity of wine produced domestically.

Figure 9-1 The figure illustrates the market for wool in Scotland. -Refer to Figure 9-1. From the figure it is apparent that

By comparing the world price of horseradish to Cropland's domestic price of horseradish, we can determine whether Cropland

When a country that imported a particular good abandons a free-trade policy and adopts a no-trade policy,

When a country allows trade and becomes an importer of a good,

Within a country, the domestic price of a product will equal the world price if

A tariff increases the quantity of imports and moves the market farther from its equilibrium without trade.

The nation of Aquilonia has decided to end its policy of not trading with the rest of the world. When it ends its trade restrictions, it discovers that it is importing incense, exporting steel, and neither importing nor exporting rugs. We can conclude that Aquilonia's new free-trade policy has

When the nation of Isoland opens up its steel market to international trade, that change

When a country abandons a no-trade policy, adopts a free-trade policy, and becomes an importer of a particular good,

Figure 9-6 -Refer to Figure 9-6. The amount of deadweight loss caused by the tariff equals

When a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good,

Figure 9-17 -Refer to Figure 9-17. With free trade, consumer surplus is

Figure 9-8. On the diagram below, Q represents the quantity of cars and P represents the price of cars. -Refer to Figure 9-8. In the country for which the figure is drawn, total surplus with international trade in cars

When, in our analysis of the gains and losses from international trade, we assume that a country is small, we are in effect assuming that the country

Figure 9-2 -Refer to Figure 9-2. With free trade, this country will

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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