Why does the United States both import and export ethanol?

a. U.S. regulations require U.S. fuel companies to use both ethanol made from corn and ethanol made from other sources (such as sugar), which has led to a surplus of corn ethanol that is exported to Brazil in return for sugar ethanol.
b. U.S. regulations require U.S. fuel companies to use only ethanol made from corn, which has led to a surplus of corn ethanol that is exported to Brazil.
c. Brazilian regulations require its fuel companies to use both ethanol made from corn and ethanol made from sugar, which has led to a surplus of sugar ethanol that is exported, and a need for corn ethanol, which is imported from the United States.
d. Brazilian regulations require its fuel companies to use only ethanol made from corn, which has led to a surplus of sugar ethanol that is exported, and a need for corn ethanol, which is imported from the United States.


Ans: a. U.S. regulations require U.S. fuel companies to use both ethanol made from corn and ethanol made from other sources (such as sugar), which has led to a surplus of corn ethanol that is exported to Brazil in return for sugar ethanol.

Economics

You might also like to view...

Money cannot serve as a medium of exchange unless it also serves as a store of value. Is this statement true or false? Explain

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

If an economy's GDP rises, then it must be the case that the economy's

a. income rises and saving falls. b. income and saving both rise. c. income rises and expenditure falls. d. income and expenditure both rise.

Economics

The market labor supply curve is downward-sloping.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Economics

If a linear, two-good production possibilities curve has a slope of ?2, then:

A. having an additional unit of the good measured on the vertical axis means giving up ½ of a unit of the good measured on the horizontal axis. B. you have an absolute advantage in the good measured on the vertical axis. C. having an additional unit of the good measured on the vertical axis means giving up 2 units of the good measured on the horizontal axis. D. you have a comparative advantage in the good measured on the vertical axis.

Economics