This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Economics > International Economics > International Trade > International Trade – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Trade Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a reason for trading with countries that have established infrastructure? A) Easier to supply and move goods. B) Less potential for growth. C) High labour costs. D) Political instability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Easier to supply and move goods. 2. What would be the most likely way for the United States to influence environmental policies in a country with which it has strong trade relations? A) Impose an embargo on imports. B) Raise tariffs on imports. C) Sign a reciprocal trade agreement. D) Join a regional trade organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sign a reciprocal trade agreement. 3. Which one is NOT a way to restrict international trade? A) Quota. B) Trade deficits. C) Tariff. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade deficits. 4. What cost determines if countries trade or not A) Exchange Cost. B) Comparative Cost. C) Inflation Cost. D) Opportunity Cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opportunity Cost. 5. In 1997, two South Korean manufacturers of semiconductors, LG Semicon and Hyundai Electronics, were accused of selling dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs) in the U.S. market at below their costs of production. It was alleged that the firms were trying to unload their excess production in the United States. This is an example of:Semicon and Hyundai Electronics, were accused of selling dynamicrandom access memory chips (DRAMs) in the U.S. market at belowtheir costs of production. It was alleged that the firms were trying tounload their excess production in the United States. This is anexample of: A) Dumping. B) Subsidy. C) To the tariff value. D) Import quota. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dumping. 6. Why might a government decide to increase the quota set on imports? A to cut a deficit on the trade balance in goods and services B to encourage diversification in home industry C to lower domestic unemployment D to raise the level of international trade A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 7. A government payment to a domestic producer, it comes with any forms including cash grants, low-interest loans, tax breaks, and government equity participation. A) Subsidy. B) Tariff. C) Quota. D) Anti-dumping Duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsidy. 8. ASEAN supports free trade among nations in what geographic region? A) Southeastern Asia. B) North America. C) Central America. D) East Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southeastern Asia. 9. How does a nation create a trade deficit? A) Not raising enough revenue. B) Exports > Imports. C) By imposing trade barriers. D) Imports > Exports. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imports > Exports. 10. The ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than some other producers. A) Interdependence. B) Comparative advantage. C) Specialization. D) Absolute advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative advantage. 11. Modeling imperfect competition means that we will explicitly consider the behavior of individual firms. This will allow us to introduce two additional characteristics of firms that are prevalent in the real world A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which country had experienced the fastest revival in exports? A) China. B) USA. C) Russia. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 13. Using similar resources, Japan can produce 25 cars or 100 computers. The United States can produce 40 cars or 90 computers. A) Japan has absolute advantage in the production of cars. B) Japan has absolute advantage in the production of computers. C) Japan has absolute advantage in the production of both goods. D) Japan has no absolute advantage in this scenario. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan has absolute advantage in the production of computers. 14. The South American group that promotes the movement of goods, people, and currencies among member nations is called A) Is calledASEAN. B) MERCOSUR. C) NAFTA. D) WTO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MERCOSUR. 15. When people trade how do both sides benefit? A) Countries can focus on producing specific goods from their natural resources instead of trying to create everything they need. B) Countries can take advantage of each other making the international market more secure. C) Countries are able to learn the weaknesses of other countries and exploit those for natural resources. D) Countries are able to enter other countries with spies and foreign agents to undermine governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countries can focus on producing specific goods from their natural resources instead of trying to create everything they need. 16. In what year was the World Trade Organization (WTO) inaugurated? A) 1948. B) 1983. C) 1987. D) 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1995. 17. Exporting from the firm's home base may not be appropriate if lower-cost locations for manufacturing the product can be found abroad. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The United Nation prohibited its member to trade with North Korea following the North Korea's first nuclear test. What type of trade barrier is it? A) Tariff. B) Embargo. C) Standard. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embargo. 19. Is a concept in microeconomics that describes a market structure controlled entirely by market forces. A) Perfect competition. B) Imperfect competition. C) Monopolies. D) Oligopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfect competition. 20. What is not a reason for the USA to trade? A) Scarcity. B) Comparative advantage. C) Create jobs. D) Lay-offs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lay-offs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInternational Economics QuizzesEconomics QuizzesInternational Trade Quiz 1International Trade Quiz 2International Trade Quiz 3International Trade Quiz 4International Trade Quiz 5International Trade Quiz 6International Trade Quiz 7International Trade Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books