A. improve
B. worsen
C. not change
D. any of these
Related Mcqs:
- Suppose there is no tariff on imported inputs and the ratio of the value of imported inputs the value of the final product is 0.5 If the nominal tariff rate on the final product is 10 percent, the effective tariff rate equals ?
A. 5 percent
B. 10 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 20 percent - If a country an imposes an import tariff, its welfare can improve if ?
A. the country is a small country rather than a larger country
B. its terms of trade improve enough
C. The tariff enhances the welfare of its trading partners
D. Its government’s tax revenue increases because of the tariff - Suppose that tomatoes from Mexico face a 20 percent tariff in the United States and a 25 percent tariff in Canada. If the United States and Canada maintain free trade between each other, the these two countries belong to a ?
A. free-trade area
B. customs union
C. common market
D. monetary union - If a nation fitting the criteria for the small nation model imposes a 10 percent tariff on imports of autos ?
A. The price of autos within the nation will rise by 10 percent
B. The price of autos within the nation will rise by less than 10 percent
C. The price of autos within the nation will rise by more than 10 percent
D. The price of autos will not rise because of internal competition - If a nation fitting the criteria for the large nation model imposes an import tariff ?
A. the domestic price of the product will increase by more than the tariff itself
B. The domestic price of the product will increase by the same amount as the tariff
C. The domestic price of the product will increase by less than the tariff
D. None of the above - Suppose that Pakistan imposes a tariff on ballpoint pens of 25 rupees per pen plus 12 percent of the pen’s value, this is an example of a (an) ?
A. specific tariff
B. ad valorem tariff
C. compound tariff
D. effective tariff - If A imposes a per unit tariff of $10 on imports from both B and C A will import ?
A. 400 units from B
B. 200 units from C
C. 200 units from each
D. 400 units from B and 200 units from C - The arrangement where goods imported from trading partners in the developing world are subject to lower tariff rates than goods from other countries is referred to as ?
A. normal trade relation status
B. most favored nation status
C. offshore assembly provisions
D. Generalized System of Preferences - If the world price of steel is $500 a ton a specific tariff $50 is equivalent to an ad valorem tariff of______________?
A. 5 percent
B. 10 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 20 percent - Suppose that the nominal tariff rate on finished computers is 12 percent and that the weighted average of the nominal tariff rates on the inputs used in producing computers is 18 percent. Thus, the effective rate of protection for the computer industry must ?
A. be less than 12 percent and can be negative
B. be less than 12 percent but must be greater than zero
C. equal 6 percent
D. exceed 30 percent
