Exam 9: Global Markets in Action

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   The figure above shows the U.S. market for T-shirts, where SUS is the domestic supply curve and DUS is the domestic demand curve. The United States trades freely with the rest of the world. The world price of a T-shirt is $5. -In the figure above, with international trade U.S.consumers buy ________ million T-shirts per year at ________ per T-shirt. The figure above shows the U.S. market for T-shirts, where SUS is the domestic supply curve and DUS is the domestic demand curve. The United States trades freely with the rest of the world. The world price of a T-shirt is $5. -In the figure above, with international trade U.S.consumers buy ________ million T-shirts per year at ________ per T-shirt.

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How does a tariff affect the domestic price of the import, the domestic consumption, the domestic production, and the quantity imported?

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A tariff raises the price of the good.As a result, domestic consumption decreases as domestic consumers decrease the quantity they demand.And, also as a result, domestic production increases as domestic producers increase the quantity they supply.Because domestic consumption decreases and domestic production increases, the quantity imported decreases.

Relative to free trade, when a tariff is imposed in a market for an imported good

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A major reason why it is difficult to lower the barriers to free trade is

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  -The figure above shows the U.S.demand and U.S.supply curves for cherries.At a world price of $2 per pound once international trade occurs, the total exports of cherries from the United States to other nations equals -The figure above shows the U.S.demand and U.S.supply curves for cherries.At a world price of $2 per pound once international trade occurs, the total exports of cherries from the United States to other nations equals

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When a country exports a good, the country's producer surplus ________, consumer surplus ________, and the country ________ from the trade.

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A specified maximum amount of the good that may be imported in a given period of time is a

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If an import quota is imposed on imports of shrimp into the United States, U.S.consumer surplus from shrimp will ________ and U.S.total surplus from shrimp will ________.

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The two main reasons why international trade is restricted is because restricting trade means that governments can ________ and because domestic businesses ________.

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  -The above figure shows the U.S.market for replacement cell phone batteries.Area E is the -The above figure shows the U.S.market for replacement cell phone batteries.Area E is the

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  -The above figure shows the U.S.market for wheat.With international trade, consumer surplus is equal to ________. -The above figure shows the U.S.market for wheat.With international trade, consumer surplus is equal to ________.

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A nation has a comparative advantage in a good when it has a

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The United States imports t-shirts because

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Of the following, which group is hurt by a tariff?

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When a nation exports a good, its ________ surplus increases and its ________ surplus increases.

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Goods and services that we buy from firms in other countries are called our

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Most t-shirts bought by Americans are made in Asia.U.S.consumers of t-shirts buy these t-shirts because

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What is rent seeking with respect to restricting international trade?

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Dumping is defined as the situation in which

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When a nation exports a good, its ________ surplus decreases and its ________ surplus increases.

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