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Specific tariffs are
(b) import taxes calculated as a fixed charge for each unit of imported goods.
2. Ad valorem tariffs are
(c) import taxes calculated as a fraction of the value of the imported goods.
3. The excess supply curve of a product we (H) import from foreign countries (F) increases as
(d) excess supply of country F increases.
4. If a good is imported into (large) country H from country F, then the imposition of a tariff
in country H
(e) raises the price of the good in H and lowers it in F.
5. If a good is imported into (small) country H from country F, then the imposition of a tariff In country H
(b) raises the price in country H and does not affect its price in country F.
6. If a good is imported into (large) country H from country F, then the imposition of a tariff in country H in the presence of the Metzler Paradox,
(c) lowers the price of the good in both countries.
7. The effective rate of protection measures
(d) the protection given by the tariff to domestic value added.
8. If the tariff on computers is not changed, but domestic computer producers shift from domestically produced semiconductors to imported components, then the effective rate of protection in the computer industry will
(a) increase.
9. If the tariff on computers is not changed, but the government then adds hitherto nonexistent tariffs on imported semi-conductor components, then the effective rate of protection in the computer industry will
(b) decrease
10. If a small country imposes a tariff, then
(b) the consumers must suffer a loss.
11. If a large country imposes a tariff, then
(e) None of the above.
12. The imposition of tariffs on imports results in deadweight (triangle) losses. These are
(e) None of the above.
13. Suppose the United States eliminates its tariff on ball bearings used in producing exports. Ball bearing prices in the United States would be expected to
(c) increase, and the foreign demand for U.S. exports would decrease.
14. A specific tariff provides home producers more protection when
(a) the home market buys cheaper products rather than expensive products.
15. A lower tariff on imported steel would most likely benefit
(c) domestic consumers of steel.
16. When a government allows raw materials and other intermediate products to enter a country duty free, this generally results in a(an)
(b) nominal tariff rate less than the effective tariff rate.
17. Of the many arguments in favor of tariffs, the one that has enjoyed significant economic justification has been the
(b) infant industry argument.
18. The main redistribution effect of a tariff is the transfer of income from
(b) domestic buyers to domestic producers.
19. The principle benefit of tariff protection goes to
(c) domestic producers of the good produced.
20. As globalization tends to increase the proportion of imported inputs relative to domestically supplied components,
(d) the rate of (effective) protection automatically increases.
21. Which of the following policies permits a specified quantity of goods to be imported at one tariff rate and a higher tariff rate to imports above this quantity?
(c) Tariff quota
22. Should the home country be “large” relative to its trade partners, its imposition of a tariff on imports would lead to an increase in domestic welfare if the terms of the trade rectangle exceed the sum of the.
(d) protective distortion effect plus consumption distortion effect.
23. A problem encountered when implementing an “infant industry” tariff is that
(b) the industry may never “mature.”
24. Which of the following is a fixed percentage of the value of an imported product?
(b) Ad valorem tariff
25. A tax of 20 cents per unit of imported garlic is an example of a

(a) specific tariff.
26. A tax of 20 percent per unit of imported garlic is an example of a

(b) ad valorem tariff.
27. Which type of tariff is forbidden in the United States on Constitutional grounds?
(b) Export tariff
28. The deadweight loss of a tariff
(a) is a social loss because it promotes inefficient use of national resources.
29. Tariffs are not defended on the ground that they
(a) improve the terms of trade of foreign nations.
30. The most vocal political pressure for tariffs is generally made by
(e) producers lobbying for import tariffs.
31. A policy of tariff reduction in the computer industry is
(b) in the interest of United States as a whole but not in the interest of computer producing regions of the country.
32. The fact that industrialized countries levy very low or no tariff on raw materials and semi processed goods
(c) hurts developing country efforts to export manufactured goods.
33. The
Metzler Paradox
(d) is not considered to be of practical application in the real world.
34. The
Metzler Paradox
(c) refers to a situation when the imposition of a tariff lowers domestic prices.
35. An
Optimal Tariff
(e) None of the above.
36. An
Optimal Tariff is considered unlikely to be observed in the real world because of
(c) the likelihood of foreign repercussions.
37. In an inflationary environment, then over time
(b) An
ad valorum tariff will tend to raise more revenue than a specific tariff
38. The imposition of tariffs will help a nation attain which of the following goals?
(e) None of the above
39. Tariff rates on products imported into the U.S.
(a) have dropped substantially over the past 50 years.
40. What is a true statement concerning the imposition in the U.S. of a tariff on steel?
(c) It raises revenue for the government
41. An important difference between tariffs and quotas is that tariffs
(b) generate tax revenue for the government