A. fixed amount of money per unit traded
B. a percentage of money per unit traded
C. a percentage of the quantity of imports
D. All of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Concerning import tariffs of the United States empirical studies tend to conclude that these tariffs are ?
A. Progressive and thus bear down on the wealthy
B. regressive and thus bear down on the poor
C. proportional and thus bear down on all consumers in the same manner
D. deflationary and thus result in reductions in the price of imports - When several countries jointly impose common external tariffs, eliminate tariffs on each other, and eliminate barriers to the movement of labor and capital among themselves, they have formed a/na ?
A. free trade area
B. customs union
C. common market
D. economic union - Ad valorem tariffs are collected as ?
A. fixed amounts of money per unit traded
B. a percentage of the price of the product
C. a percentage of the quantity of imports
D. All of the above - Most tariffs have ?
A. only revenue effects
B. only protective effects
C. Both protective and revenue effects
D. neither protective or revenue effects - In developed countries, tariffs on raw materials tend to be ?
A. highest of all
B. higher than on manufactured goods
C. equal to tariffs on manufactured goods
D. lower than on manufactured goods - For advanced countries such as the United States, tariffs on imported raw materials tend to be ?
A. equals to tariffs on imported manufactured goods
B. lower than tariffs on imported manufactured goods
C. higher than tariffs on imported manufactured goods
D. The highest of all tariffs - According to the _____ argument for protection, tariffs can shield new industries from import competition until they have grown strong and efficient enough to withstand the competition by foreign producers ?
A. scientific tariff argument
B. infant industry argument
C. beggar they neighbor argument
D. foreign dumping argument - In today’s world, most countries impose tariffs ?
A. only on imports
B. only on exports
C. on both imports and exports
D. on imports exports and nontraded goods - Term the interchange of commodities across political frontiers without restriction such as tariffs, quotas, or foreign exchange controls ?
A. Open trade
B. Free trade
C. Open sky trade
D. Easy trade - Tariffs ?
A. Decrease the domestic price of a product
B. Increase government earnings from tax
C. Increase the quantity of imports
D. Decrease domestic production
