The effect of an import quota is
A) to shift the supply curve up by the amount of the quota.
B) to lead to a decrease in demand.
C) to make the supply curve vertical at the amount of the quota.
D) to make the supply curve horizontal at the amount of the quota.
C
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A. a change in the price of personal computers shifts the supply curve. B. a falling price of personal computers increases the quantity demanded, not demand. C. the statement is backwards: increased demand leads to lower prices. D. a change in the price of personal computers shifts the demand curve.
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A) below the production possibility frontier. B) on the production possibility frontier. C) above the production possibility frontier. D) can't tell without more information.
The most vocal political pressure for tariffs is generally made by
A) consumers lobbying for export tariffs. B) consumers lobbying for import tariffs. C) consumers lobbying for lower import tariffs. D) producers lobbying for export tariffs. E) producers lobbying for import tariffs.
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A. 35; $65 B. 50; $50 C. 70; $30 D. There is not sufficient information.