This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Economics > International Economics > International Trade > International Trade – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Trade Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The U.S. economy has thrived on international trade throughout its history. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Quotas (Limits to imports) A) All are true. B) Quotas do not provide any government revenue. C) With a tariff, the government could theoretically use the revenue to compensate firms and individuals who have been adversely affected by the international trade. D) With quotas, the excess revenue provided accrues to the foreign producer, not the domestic government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All are true. 3. Resources available = 200 units for each country Production in GhanaCocoa = 10 tonsRice = 5 tons Production in South KoreaCocoa = 2.5 tonsRice = 10 tons Question:Which country should specialize in producing Rice? A) Ghana. B) South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Korea. 4. Absolute advantage exists when one nation is the most efficient producer of a good, meaning it can produce the good at the lowest possible price. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. If policy makers enact a quota on a product in a country open to trade, they will see A) A decrease in the product's price and an increase in imports. B) An increase in the product's price and a decrease in imports. C) A decrease in the product's price and a decrease in imports. D) An increase in the product's price and an increase in imports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in the product's price and a decrease in imports. 6. Content list A) Bill of lading. B) Packing list. C) Insurance. D) Goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Packing list. 7. Who is the US's biggest trading partner in terms of BOTH imports and exports? A) China. B) Canada. C) Japan. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 8. ..... stresses on the 'relative cost difference' rather than 'absolute cost difference' between the goods as the basis for carrying out trade. A) Theory of absolute advantage. B) Theory of comparative advantage. C) Hecksher Ohlin Theory. D) Theory of mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory of comparative advantage. 9. Retail trade is the example of the type of internal trade on the basis of A) Relationship. B) Quantity. C) Levels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantity. 10. Countertrade is most attractive to large, diverse multinational enterprises that can use their worldwide network of contacts to dispose of goods acquired in countertrading. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Benefits of international trade include the following except ..... A) Promotes friendship and cooperation. B) Promotes economic growth and development. C) Promotes war and conflicts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promotes war and conflicts. 12. What best describes a country's terms of trade? A the difference between the volume of its exports and its imports B the average price of its exports divided by the average price of its imports C the total value of its exports divided by the total value of its imports D the volume of its exports divided by the volume of its imports A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 13. Methods of protectionismA type of quota put in place by exporters. Often created because exporting countries would rather impose their own restrictions rather than risking worse terms A) Tariffs. B) Quotas. C) VER Voluntary Export Restraint. D) Non-competitive purchasing by governments. E) Embargoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VER Voluntary Export Restraint. 14. Contractual safeguards can be written into an alliance agreement to guard against the risk of opportunism by a partner. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. A tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries that serves to increase the price and make imports less desirable, or at least less competitive, versus domestic goods and services A) Tariff. B) Quota. C) Fair Trade. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tariff. 16. An advantage of a nation having a merchandise deficit is that this deficit allows A) Consumers to buy low-priced domestic products. B) Consumers to buy low-priced imports. C) Producers to sell high-priced domestic products. D) Producers to sell high-priced exports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers to buy low-priced imports. 17. Before a supplier sends merchandise to a buyer, the supplier provides this document listing the quantity, value and specifications of the merchandise. A) BILL OF LADING. B) INVOICE. C) PRO FORMA INVOICE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRO FORMA INVOICE. 18. At the industry's long-run equilibrium, companies in monopolistic competition will earn ..... economic profit. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Zero. D) Undefined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero. 19. Which one gives additional revenue to the government? A) Dumping. B) Import tariff. C) Import quota. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Import tariff. 20. A numerical limit placed on goods being imported A) Tariff. B) Embargo. C) Quota. D) None of above. 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