A. higher than
B. equal to
C. lower than
D. there is no general pattern
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 - To help developing nations strengthen their international competitiveness many industrial nations have granted non-reciprocal tariff reductions to developing nations under the ?
A. international commodity agreements program
B. multilateral contract program
C. generalized system of preferences program
D. export-led growth program - 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 - Poor developing countries typically impose __________ tariffs than rich advanced nations on imports?
A. lower
B. higher
C. about the same height
D. None of the above - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - A widely used indicator to differentiate developed countries from developing countries is ?
A. international trade per capita
B. real income per capital
C. unemployment per capita
D. calories per capita
