Suppose that the world price of tin is above the target (ceiling) price that is defined by an international commodity agreement. To move the world price toward the target price, a buffer stock agreement would require its buffer stock manager to ____ tin and an export quota agreement would require that member countries _________ their export of tin?

Related Mcqs:

1. An export quota agreement to stabilize the price of bauxite tends to be more successful when the member producer countries as a percentage of the world’s producer countries is __________ and the _________ it is for the member producer countries to store/stock pile bauxite?

   A. relatively small; more difficult
   B. relatively small; easier
   C. relatively large; more difficult
   D. relatively large; easier

2. Suppose that the supply curve of tin is highly inelastic. If the demand curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the supply curve of tin, then in this market the size of the quantity fluctuation will bathe size of the price fluctuations ?

   A. relatively greater than
   B. relatively less than
   C. the same as
   D. Any of the above

3. Suppose that the demand curve for tin is highly inelastic. If the supply curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the demand curve for tin then in this market the size of the price fluctuation will be __________ the size of the quantity fluctuations?

   A. relatively greater then
   B. relatively less than
   C. the same as
   D. any of the above

4. Assume that global recession causes the quantity of tin demanded to decrease by 4 million pounds at each price To maintain the price of tin at the target price you would ?

   A. sell 4 million pounds of tin
   B. sell 8 million pounds of tin
   C. buy 4 million pounds of tin
   D. buy 8 million pounds of tin

5. Instead, assume that global economic expansion causes the quantity of tin demanded to increase by 4 million pounds at each price To maintain price of tin at the target price you would ?

   A. sell 4 million pounds of tin
   B. sell 8 million pounds of tin
   C. buy 4 million pounds of tin
   D. buy 8 million pounds of tin

6. In the Px = export price index, Pm = import price index, Qx = export quantity index,and Qm = import quantity index. Developing countries tend to maintain that their commodity term of trade have declined over the long run suggesting that _________ has declined?

   A. Px/Pm
   B. Pm/Px
   C. (Pm/Px)Qm
   D. (Px/Pm)Qx

7. Refer to Exhibit 4. Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 If the price of a belt is €10 and the price of a pair of socks is €5, the consumer will choose to buy the commodity bundle represented b point ?

   A. Z
   B. X
   C. Y
   D. the optimal point cannot be determined from this graph

8. If the economy is in the expansionary phase of the business cycle, aggregate demand ____ unemployment ____ inflation ____ payments is likely to move towards ____?

   A. falls; rise; falls; surplus
   B. is static; low; rise; deficit;
   C. falls; falls; falls; surplus
   D. rise; falls; rises; deficit

9. Suppose a frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop. At the same time, suppose consumer tastes shift toward orange juice, What would we expect to happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for orange juice ?

   A. price will decrease, quantity is ambiguous
   B. The impact on both price and quantity is ambiguous.
   C. Price will increase, quantity will increase
   D. price will increase, quantity will decrease
   E. price will increase, quantity is ambiguous.

10. Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The substitution effect is represented by the movement from point ?

    A. Z to point X
    B. X to point X
    C. X to point Z
    D. Y to point X