Question : 1.Whenacountrythatimportedaparticulargoodabandonsafree-tradepolicyandadoptsano-tradepolicy, a.producersurplusincreasesandtotalsurplusincreasesinthemarketforthatgood. b.producersurplusincre : 1262646
1.Whenacountrythatimportedaparticulargoodabandonsafree-tradepolicyandadoptsano-tradepolicy, a.producersurplusincreasesandtotalsurplusincreasesinthemarketforthatgood. b.producersurplusincreasesandtotalsurplusdecreasesinthemarketforthatgood. c.producersurplusdecreasesandtotalsurplusincreasesinthemarketforthatgood. d.producersurplusdecreasesandtotalsurplusdecreasesinthemarketforthatgood. 2.When,inouranalysisofthegainsandlossesfrominternationaltrade,weassumethatacountryissmall,weareineffectassumingthatthecountry a.cannotexperiencesignificantgainsorlossesbytradingwithothercountries. b.cannothaveasignificantcomparativeadvantageoverothercountries. c.cannotaffectworldpricesbytradingwithothercountries. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 3.When,inouranalysisofthegainsandlossesfrominternationaltrade,weassumethataparticularcountryissmall,weare a.assumingthedomesticpricebeforetradewillcontinuetoprevailoncethatcountryisopeneduptotradewithothercountries. b.assumingthereisnodemandforthatcountry’sdomesticallyproducedgoodsbyothercountries. c.assuminginternationaltradecanbenefitproducers,butnotconsumers,inthatcountry. d.makinganassumptionthatisnotnecessarytoanalyzethegainsandlossesfrominternationaltrade. 4.Inanalyzinginternationaltrade,weoftenfocusonacountrywhoseeconomyissmallrelativetotherestoftheworld.Wedoso a.becauseitisimpossibletoanalyzethegainsandlossesfrominternationaltradewithoutmakingthisassumption. b.becausethenwecanassumethatworldpricesofgoodsareunaffectedbythatcountry’sparticipationininternationaltrade. c.inordertoruleoutthepossibilityoftariffsorquotas. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 5.Inanalyzingthegainsandlossesfrominternationaltrade,tosaythatMoldovaisasmallcountryistosaythat a.Moldovacanonlyimportgoods;itcannotexportgoods. b.Moldova’schoiceofwhichgoodstoexportandwhichgoodstoimportisnotbasedontheprincipleofcomparativeadvantage. c.onlythedomesticpriceofagoodisrelevantforMoldova;theworldpriceofagoodisirrelevant. d.Moldovaisapricetaker. 6.Whenacountryallowstradeandbecomesanexporterofagood, a.domesticproducersgainanddomesticconsumerslose. b.domesticproducersloseanddomesticconsumersgain. c.domesticproducersanddomesticconsumersbothgain. d.domesticproducersanddomesticconsumersbothlose. 7.Tradeenhancestheeconomicwell-beingofanationinthesensethat a.bothdomesticproducersanddomesticconsumersofagoodbecomebetteroffwithtrade,regardlessofwhetherthenationimportsorexportsthegoodinquestion. b.thegainsofdomesticproducersofagoodexceedthelossesofdomesticconsumersofagood,regardlessofwhetherthenationimportsorexportsthegoodinquestion. c.traderesultsinanincreaseintotalsurplus. d.tradeputsdownwardpressureonthepricesofallgoods. 8.Whenacountryallowstradeandbecomesanimporterofagood, a.bothdomesticproducersanddomesticconsumersbecomebetteroff. b.domesticproducersbecomebetteroff,anddomesticconsumersbecomeworseoff. c.domesticproducersbecomeworseoff,anddomesticconsumersbecomebetteroff. d.bothdomesticproducersanddomesticconsumersbecomeworseoff. 9.Whenacountryallowstradeandbecomesanimporterofagood, a.everyoneinthecountrybenefits. b.thegainsofthewinnersexceedthelossesofthelosers. c.thelossesofthelosersexceedthegainsofthewinners. d.everyoneinthecountryloses. 10.WhenthenationofWorldovaallowstradeandbecomesanexporterofsilk, a.residentsofWorldovawhoproducesilkbecomeworseoff;residentsofWorldovawhobuysilkbecomebetteroff;andtheeconomicwell-beingofWorldovarises. b.residentsofWorldovawhoproducesilkbecomeworseoff;residentsofWorldovawhobuysilkbecomebetteroff;andtheeconomicwell-beingofWorldovafalls. c.residentsofWorldovawhoproducesilkbecomebetteroff;residentsofWorldovawhobuysilkbecomeworseoff;andtheeconomicwell-beingofWorldovarises. d.residentsofWorldovawhoproducesilkbecomebetteroff;residentsofWorldovawhobuysilkbecomeworseoff;andtheeconomicwell-beingofWorldovafalls.