Exam 4

A  a tariff raises the world price of a good

B  a tariff lowers the world price of a good

C  a tariff increases the amount of imports

D  a tariff reduces tax revenue

A  Italy has the comparative advantage in producing cheese

B  Italy has the comparative advantage in producing wine

C  Italy has the absolute advantage in producing wine

D  France has the absolute advantage in producing cheese

A  the same

B  high

C  rising

D  low

A  to protect domestic jobs

B  to have a greater variety of goods and service

C  to decrease domestic jobs

D  to pay less for goods and services

A  wages and prices are sticky

B  the government can make the economy recover faster

C  wages and prices adjust quickly

D  people are well off and do not need assistance

A  the government is slow to detect a recession

B  wages and prices are flexible

C  inflation is too high

D  wages cannot adjust when the economy slows

A  1 box of cheese = 2 bottles of wine

B  1 box of cheese = 5 bottles of wine

C  1 box of cheese = 4 bottles of wine

D  1 box of cheese = 10 bottles of wine

A  low income countries have high environmental standards

B  competition is beneficial

C  trade creates more jobs

D  they want nurture infant industries and protect them from foreign competition

A  wages and prices are flexible

B  wages and prices are sticky

C  the economy is past full employment

D  the economy is at full employment

A  produce a good or service using fewer resources than another country

B  produce a good or service at a higher opportunity cost

C  produce a good or service using more resources than another country

D  produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost

A  fiscal policy is effective in fighting recessions

B  the government can make the economy recover faster

C  the government works efficiently

D  the economy will adjust on its own

A  an initial decrease in spending, cycles repeatedly through the economy and has a larger impact than the initial dollar amount spent

B  an initial increase in spending, cycles repeatedly through the economy and has a larger impact than the initial dollar amount spent

C  an initial increase in spending, cycles repeatedly through the economy and has a smaller impact than the initial dollar amount spent

D  an initial increase in spending,  has no impact on the economy

A  Malaysia has the comparative advantage in producing fish

B  Malaysia has an absolute advantage in producing both fish and copper

C  Indonesia has the comparative advantage in producing copper

D  Indonesia has an absolute advantage in producing both fish and copper

A  a decrease in taxes

B  a decrease in net exports

C  an increase in government spending

D  a decrease in interest rates

A  the government should focus on reducing the natural rate of unemployment

B  the government should focus on long term growth

C  the government should focus on reducing cyclical unemployment

D  the economy will fluctuate around its potential GDP

A  higher prices

B  greater competition

C  more variety of goods and services

D  specialization