Protectionism through _________ implementation makes imports more expensive for consumers and discourages imports.

a. quote
b. tariff
c. nontariff barrier
d. standards


b. tariff

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Crtically evaluat the following statement. "It is possible to calculate comparative advantage even when prices are not known."

What will be an ideal response?

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According to the total revenue rule, if the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is less than 1 and if price goes

a. up, total revenue stays the same. b. down, total revenue goes up. c. down, total revenue goes down. d. up, total revenue goes down.

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Which of the following is the correct formula for computing GDP?

a. GDP = consumption + private investment + government spending + exports - imports b. GDP = consumption + public investment + government spending + exports - imports c. GDP = consumption + private investment + government spending - exports - imports d. GDP = consumption + private investment + government spending + transfers e. GDP = consumption + private investment + tax revenue + transfers

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Suppose that you can schedule a worker for up to 4 hours per day. The total benefit and total cost functions are B(H) = 1,300H - 20H2 and C(H) = 500H + 60H2. The corresponding formulas for marginal benefit and marginal cost are MB(H) = 1,300 - 40H and MC(H) = 500 + 120H. For how many hours should you schedule the worker?

A. 11.25 hours B. 2.5 hours C. 5 hours D. 0 hours

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