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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Economics MCQs cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including demand and supply, inflation, national income, and economic policies.
This section is designed to strengthen analytical skills and conceptual understanding for competitive examinations.
Highly useful for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, and other testing services preparation.

The home country government can confiscate the revenue effect of an import quota if ?
A quota licenses are given to foreign exporting companies
B quota licenses are auctioned to the highest bidding importing company
C if quota licenses are given to domestic consumers of the good
D Both A and C
Correct Answer: quota licenses are auctioned to the highest bidding importing company
The welfare effects of a quota depend to a considerable extent upon ?
A who has the quota license
B the size of the quota
C elasticities of domestic demand and supply
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
___________ are quotas that lead to a complete abolishment of trade?
A embargoes
B voluntary export restraints
C nontariff barriers
D orderly marketing agreements
Correct Answer: embargoes
In certain industries Japanese employers hesitate to lay off workers Therefore they sometimes have excess supplies of goods that they cannot sell on the home market without lowering prices. To hold down losses they sell goods in overseas markets at prices well beneath those in japan This practice is best referred to as ?
A Orderly marketing
B trigger pricing
C domestic content pricing
D dumping
Correct Answer: dumping
Throughout the world, governments tend to auction quota licenses to their highest bidder ?
A always
B often
C seldom
D never
Correct Answer: seldom
To maintain that South koreans are dumping their DVDs in the United States is to maintain that ?
A Koreans are selling DVDs in the U.S below their production cost
B Koreans are selling DVDs is the U.s above their productions cost
C The cost of manufacturing DVDs in Korea is lower in Korea than in the U.S since wages are lower in Korea
D The cost of manufacturing DVDs in Korea is higher in Korea than in the U.S since wages are higher in Korea
Correct Answer: Koreans are selling DVDs in the U.S below their production cost
Import quotas tend to result in all of the following except ?
A domestic producers of the imported good being harmed
B domestic consumers of the imported good being harmed
C Prices increasing in the importing country
D Prices falling in the exporting country
Correct Answer: domestic producers of the imported good being harmed
If imports licenses are auctioned off to domestic importers in competitive market their scarcity value (revenue effect) accrues to ?
A foreign corporations
B foreign workers
C domestic corporations
D The domestic government
Correct Answer: The domestic government
To aid its calculator producers, suppose that the government provides them a subsidy of $10 for each calculator produced The amount of imports now equals _____ and the deadweight loss of the subsidy to the Canadian economy equals _________?
A 20 calculator, $50
B 20 calculator, $100
C 25 calculator, $50
D 25 calculator, $100
Correct Answer: 20 calculator, $50
In the absence of trade, Canada’s equilibrium price and quantity equal ?
A $65 and 40 calculators
B $55 and 20 calculators
C $45 and 25 calculators
D $30 and 40 calculators
Correct Answer: $45 and 25 calculators