Question : 31) Japan has developed a comparative advantage in designing and : 1244913

 

 

31) Japan has developed a comparative advantage in designing and producing automobiles. The source of its comparative advantage in these products is

A) abundant supplies of natural resources.

B) a favorable climate.

C) a strong central government.

D) technology.

 

32) China has developed a comparative advantage in the production of clothing. The source of this comparative advantage is

A) a large supply of natural resources.

B) a large supply of unskilled workers and relatively little capital.

C) investment in capital used to produce clothing.

D) superior process technology.

 

33) The United States has developed a comparative advantage in film production due to the film industry being long-established in southern California, and lower costs result from the size of the industry in the area. This source of comparative advantage is referred to as

A) the abundance of natural resources.

B) superior process technology.

C) external economies.

D) best practices of unskilled labor.

34) ________ refers to reductions in a firm’s costs that result from an increase in the size of an industry.

A) Internal economies

B) External economies

C) Autarkial dominance

D) Streamlining

 

35) Once a country has lost its comparative advantage in producing a good, its income will be ________ and its economy will be ________ if it switches from producing the good to importing it.

A) higher; less efficient

B) higher; more efficient

C) lower; less efficient

D) lower; more efficient

 

36) Wall Street, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, is the heart of the U.S. financial system, where banks, brokerage houses, other financial firms, and the New York Stock Exchange are all located. What is the reason for New York City’s comparative advantage in the financial market?

A) the development of superior information technology

B) an abundant supply of skilled labor

C) New York City has one of the largest sea ports in the world.

D) external economies

 

37) The United States is a leading exporter of wheat. What explains the comparative advantage of the United States in wheat production?

A) positive externalities

B) investment by multinational firms such as Archer-Daniels-Midland and the Tyson Foods Inc.

C) climate and soil conditions in the United States which are well-suited for wheat production

D) a large supply of unskilled labor

 

38) In the 1970s and 1980s, the United States lost its comparative advantage in consumer electronics goods to Japan. What factor was most responsible for the development of Japan’s comparative advantage in consumer electronics goods? 

A) Japanese firms benefited from external economies.

B) Japan has abundant supplies of labor.

C) Japanese firms excelled in process technology.

D) Japan has abundant supplies of natural resources needed to produce electronics goods.

 

39) Autarky is a situation in which a country

A) only exports products.

B) only imports products.

C) does not trade with other countries.

D) has no absolute advantage in any production.

 

40) The terms of trade refers to

A) the rules and regulations that countries must adhere to when trading.

B) the ratio at which a country can trade its exports for imports from other countries.

C) the role of the government in overseeing international trade.

D) a legal document that specifies the trade quantities agreed to by two countries.

 

 

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