ECON 0110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Demand Curve, Economic Equilibrium, U.S. Route 3

1. A government limit on the quantity or total value of imports of a specific product is known as which of the following?

A.An import quota

B.An export subsidy

C.A protective tariff

D.An excise tax

2. Suppose there is a policy debate over whether the United States should impose trade restrictions on imported semiconductors:

A congresswoman from a state with several semiconductor factories explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the semiconductor industry to protect workers in the domestic semiconductor industry. The congresswoman claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many U.S. workers in the semiconductor industry to be unemployed.

Which of the following justifications is the congresswoman using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors?

A.National-security argument

B.Unfair-competition argument

C.Saving-domestic-jobs argument

D.Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument

E.Infant-industry argument

The largest corporation based in the United States is:

A) General Motors.
B) ExxonMobil.
C) General Electric.
D) Microsoft.

2.

Service exports from the United States equal _____ per year.

A) less than $100 billion
B) approximately $250 billion
C) less than $350 billion
D) approximately $500 billion

3.

In addition to agricultural products and manufactured goods, the United States is also the world's largest exporter of:

A) processed and packaged foods.
B) pharmaceuticals.
C) electronics.
D) business services and retailing.

4.

Before entering a country, marketers need to determine if the country has the required _____ to support their marketing efforts.

A) moral code
B) legal system
C) infrastructure
D) trade bodies

5.

In order for a marketer to operate efficiently in a foreign country, it is crucial that a stable _____ be in place to facilitate trade.

A) free trade agreement
B) tariff
C) infrastructure
D) labor force

6.

Which of the following is not a trade barrier to an exporter?

A) Tariffs
B) Import quotas
C) Subsidies
D) Related party trade

7.

A complete ban on the import of a product is known as a(n):

A) import quota.
B) embargo.
C) revenue tariff.
D) protective tariff.

8.

Exchange control is an administrative barrier to international trade that:

A) requires companies that export to sell foreign currencies to the central bank or other foreign agency, and importers to buy foreign currencies from the same organization.
B) supports domestic industry through grants of money or research support.
C) completely bans the importation of a product.
D) sells products in a foreign market cheaper than they are sold domestically.

9.

When a group of nations agree to the free trade of goods among themselves by abolishing tariffs and trade restrictions, the nations have created a:

A) common market.
B) customs union.
C) trading block.
D) free-trade area.

10.

Which of the following is not an objective of the European Union(EU)?

A) eventually remove all trade barriers to free trade among its members.
B) standardize currencies and regulations between member nations.
C) promote the basic tenets of the WTO and GATT treaty.
D) eventually evolve into an independent political entity.

11.

An organization that provides first-time exporters with expertise in locating foreign buyers, handling paperwork, and conforming to local labeling and testing laws is called a(n):

A) export facilitator.
B) export title company.
C) trade assistance corporation.
D) export management company.

12.

McDonald

1. Which of the following is true of the customs union?

a. in a customs union, tariff and non-tariff barriers between the member nations are absent.

b. in a customs union, a fixed exchange rate regime is implemented among the member nations.

c. in a customs union, member nations agree to transfer economic sovereignty to a supranational authority.

d. in a customs union, the member nations do not impose any external trade restrictions against the nonmembers.

2. When the national, taxation, social, and fiscal policies of two or more nations are administered by a supranational institution, the nations are said to be a part of:

a. a common market

b. a free-trade area

c. an economic union

d. a customs union

3. The trade creation effect under a customs union is stronger if:

a. the production effect increases

b. the trade diversion effect rises

c. the inefficient domestic producers continue to operate

d. The consumption effect reduces

4. Who among the following is a loser from free trade of the U.S. with Mexico?

a. Workers in import-competing industries in the U.S

b. Workers in labor-intensive businesses relocated from the U.S. to Mexico

c. The consumer in the U.S.

d. Workers in industries that use an imported component in its production process in the U.S.

5. A major hindrance to the growth processes of developing nations is that

a. they mostly adopt export-promoting industrialization policies

b. they have a dearth of low-wage workers.

c. they lack adequate institutions

d. they are not centrally planned economies

6. One of the functions of the World Bank is to

a. stipulates measures that will improve the balance of payments of a member nation

b. advances loans in foreign currencies to a member nation facing currency deficits

c. provides grants for specific development projects of a member nation.

d. review the trade policies of member nations and make necessary amendments