1.If a country permits only a fixed quantity of a product to be imported annually without restricting the source country or the importer, what type of trade restriction is this called?
2.In a tariff-rate quota system, how do the tariff rates inside and outside the quota compare?
3.To achieve maximum profit, at what price should the company sell computers in the United States and how many units should it sell in Japan at what price?
4.What do buy national policies typically lead to?
5.Which trade restriction was implemented to shield U.S. automobile manufacturers from foreign competitors between 1981 and 1984?
6.What term describes a company selling excess inventory in international markets due to unexpected fluctuations in supply and demand within its domestic economy?
7.Which type of international price discrimination, often linked to economic downturns or surplus stock in the exporting country, is referred to as?
8.What best describes a tariff-rate quota?
9.Which of the following is NOT considered a nontariff barrier to trade?
10.Which type of quota involves foreign entities possessing quota licenses?
11.Under what condition can the government of the importing country capture the revenue generated by an import quota?
12.Which factor greatly influences the welfare impact of a quota?
13.Which type of quota results in a total prohibition of trade?
14.In some sectors, Japanese companies avoid dismissing employees, resulting in surplus products that cannot be sold domestically without reducing prices. To minimize losses, these products are sold abroad at prices significantly lower than those in Japan. What is this practice called?
15.Do governments worldwide frequently sell quota licenses to the highest bidder through auctions?
16.What does it imply to claim that South Koreans are dumping their DVDs in the United States?
17.Which of the following is NOT a typical consequence of import quotas?
18.When import licenses are sold through an auction to local importers in a competitive market, who receives the revenue generated from their scarcity value?
19.If the government grants a $10 subsidy for every calculator produced to support local manufacturers, what will be the new quantity of imports and the resulting deadweight loss to the Canadian economy?
20.What are the equilibrium price and quantity for calculators in Canada when there is no international trade?