A problem associated with import substitution as an industrial policy is:
A. it removes the incentive for industries to be efficient.
B. industries are often chosen for political, not economic, reasons.
C. it often stays in place long after it was expected to lapse.
D. All of these are problems associated with import substitution policy.
D. All of these are problems associated with import substitution policy.
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A) Average revenue equals average cost. B) Marginal revenue is less than price. C) Price equals marginal cost. D) Marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
If the government institutes a specific tax for a good that has a perfectly elastic demand curve
A) the producer passes the entire tax on to the consumer. B) the producer must absorb the entire tax. C) the producer can generally only pass part of the tax onto the consumer. D) the equilibrium price drops.
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A. The demand for paper will increase. B. The supply of paper will increase. C. The supplyfor paper will remain constant. D. The supply for paper will decrease.
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a. greater if it is a corporation rather than if it is a sole proprietorship b. higher if it raises its price than if it does not c. lower if it lowers its price than if it does not d. never taxed by the government e. its revenue minus its costs