In a two product two country world, international trade can lead to increases in
A) consumer welfare only if output of both products is increased.
B) output of both products and consumer welfare in both countries.
C) total production of both products but not consumer welfare in both countries.
D) consumer welfare in both countries but not total production of both products.
E) prices of both goods in both countries.
B
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Bill is an economics professor who earns $37,000 teaching but decides to leave and fulfill his dream of catering barbecues. During his year of barbecuing he earned total revenue of $60,000. He spent $30,000 on food and supplies
He also paid his wife $10,000 to help serve food. The normal profit for an entrepreneur running a barbecue business is $3,000. Bill also rented an industrial grill/fry truck for $12,000. Bill had an economic A) profit of $20,000. B) loss of -$32,000. C) loss of -$42,000. D) profit of $28,000. E) profit of zero.
Arbitrage operations can be executed
A) in foreign exchange markets. B) in goods markets. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above.
Industries, where economies of scale dictate that only a few firms produce, will be efficient if the markets in which they sell are
a. perfect. b. contestable. c. close to each other. d. protected from entry.
In the short run the Sure-Screen T-Shirt Company is producing 500 units of output. Its average variable costs are $2.00 and its average fixed costs are $.50. The firm's total costs:
A. are $2.50. B. are $1,250. C. are $750. D. are $1,100.