Which of the following would be expected if the tariff on foreign-produced automobiles were increased?
a. The domestic price of automobiles would fall.
b. The supply of foreign automobiles to the domestic market would decline, causing auto prices to rise.
c. The number of unemployed workers in the domestic automobile industry would rise.
d. The demand for foreign-produced automobiles would increase, causing the price of automobiles to increase in other nations.
b
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A) fiscal policy. B) public policy. C) private policy. D) antitrust policy.
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A) lower; lower B) higher; lower C) higher; higher D) lower; higher
In goods market equilibrium in an open economy,
A) the desired amount of exports must equal the desired amount of imports. B) the desired amount of exports must equal the desired amount of imports less the amount lent abroad. C) the desired amount of national saving must equal the desired amount of domestic investment. D) the desired amount of national saving must equal the desired amount of domestic investment plus the amount lent abroad.
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a. The GDP Price Index falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). b. The GDP Price Index and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending remain the same. c. The GDP Price Index falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). d. The GDP Price Index rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). e. The GDP Price Index rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative).