Multiple Choice
The automobile industry in Macroland successfully lobbies for import quotas that result in automobile prices that are $1,000 higher than before the quotas. Increased sales of automobiles produced in Macroland protect the jobs of 20,000 automobile workers. What is an additional consequence of the quotas that is not as attractive for Macroland's economy?
A) The government will lose tax revenue.
B) Automobile producers in other countries will reduce the price of their cars to offset the higher prices required by the quotas.
C) Each of Macroland's citizens who buys a car will have $1,000 less to spend on other products, leading to reduced sales and fewer jobs in other industries.
D) Consumers will buy more cars than before, pushing the automobile market out of equilibrium.
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