This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Economics > International Economics > International Economics – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Economics Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They developed the Factor proportions Theory. A) Stolper and Samuelson. B) Heckscher and Olhin. C) R T Malthus. D) JS Mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) JS Mill. 2. A(n) ..... is a process of prohibiting commerce and trade with another country. A) Absolute Advantage. B) Embargo. C) Tariff. D) Comparative Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embargo. 3. Exports increase, imports decrease A) When a currency appreciates. B) When a currency depreciates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a currency depreciates. 4. The difference between money paid to, and received from, other nations in trade is the A) Balance of trade. B) Absolute advantage. C) Balance of payments. D) Comparative advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance of payments. 5. The long-run market supply curve in the presence of internal economies of scale is ....., and in the presence of external economies of scale, it is ..... A) Downward sloping; downward sloping. B) Upward sloping; horizontal. C) Horizontal; upward sloping. D) Downward sloping; horizontal. E) Upward sloping; downward sloping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Downward sloping; downward sloping. 6. A government order stopping trade with another country A) Tariff. B) Embargo. C) Quota. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embargo. 7. Economies of Scale are the unit cost reductions associated with a small scale of output. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. A situation in which a nation imports more goods and services than it exports. A) Balance of Trade. B) Balance of Payments. C) Trade Surplus. D) Trade Deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade Deficit. 9. International trade not helps consumers to obtain foreign goods at lower prices A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than others is called a ..... advantage. A) Natural. B) Absolute. C) Comparative. D) Complementary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparative. 11. A floating exchange rate system is one in which: A) The value of a currency is pegged to the value of another currency. B) The value of a currency is mostly allowed to be determined by supply and demand, but the country intervenes to stop extreme fluctuations. C) The value of a currency is allowed to be determined solely by the demand for, and supply of, the currency on the foreign exchange market. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value of a currency is allowed to be determined solely by the demand for, and supply of, the currency on the foreign exchange market. 12. Which of these does NOT apply to a free trade agreement A) The EU is a free trade agreement. B) Allows tariff free trade with other countries. C) Means there is a wider market for firms to sell to. D) Means transport costs are zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Means transport costs are zero. 13. International economics studies the economic interactions between countries, including trade, investment, and financial transactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. In production of a good or service exists when one individual, firm, or country has the lowest opportunity cost for producing the good or service. A) Absolute advantage. B) Comparative advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative advantage. 15. Which generalization is the MOST accurate comparison of absolute advantage and comparative advantage? A) A nation can have either an absolute advantage or a comparative advantage in production, but not both. B) A nation can have an absolute advantage without having a comparative advantage in production. C) A nation that has an absolute advantage will automatically have a comparative advantage in production. D) A nation that has a comparative advantage will automatically have an absolute advantage in production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A nation that has a comparative advantage will automatically have an absolute advantage in production. 16. The figure illustrates the international movement of capital. When there is international movement of capital in both Nations, how does the yield for Nation 2's owners of non-capital factors change? A) Lose THMR. B) Gain THMR. C) Lose THME. D) Gain THME. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gain THME. 17. A government imposed limit on the quantity of goods and services that may be imported from another country is called a? A) Standard. B) Embargo. C) Tariff. D) Quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quota. 18. When domestic currency gain its value in relation to a foreign currency in the international money market, it is a situation of: A) Currency appreciation. B) Currency depreciation. C) Currency devaluation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Currency appreciation. 19. Business and investors can already demand what they want from the nation-state that would advance their interests. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 20. Completely bans trade with a country, usually due to political disputes. A) Tariff. B) Quota. C) Embargo. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embargo. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEconomics QuizzesInternational Economics Quiz 1International Economics Quiz 2International Economics Quiz 3International Economics Quiz 4International Economics Quiz 5International Economics Quiz 6International Economics Quiz 7International Economics Quiz 8International Economics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books