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Chapter 6
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Question 1

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The meaning of "terms of trade" is
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  • the price of a country's exports divided by the price of its imports.
  • the amount of exports sold by a country.
  • the price conditions bargained for in international markets.
  • the quantities of imports received in free trade.
  • the tariffs in place between two trading countries.

Question 2

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A country cannot produce a mix of products with a higher value than where
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  • the isovalue line is tangent to the production possibility frontier.
  • the isovalue line intersects the production possibility frontier.
  • the isovalue line is above the production possibility frontier.
  • the isovalue line is below the production possibility frontier.
  • the isovalue line is tangent with the indifference curve.

Question 3

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Tastes of individuals are represented by
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  • indifference curves.
  • production possibility frontiers.
  • isovalue lines.
  • production functions.
  • the terms of trade.

Question 4

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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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  • the terms of trade of cloth exporters will improve.
  • all countries would be better off.
  • the terms of trade of food exporters will improve.
  • the terms of trade of all countries will improve.
  • the terms of trade of cloth exporters will worsen.

Question 5

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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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  • the cloth exporter will increase the quantity of cloth produced.
  • the cloth exporter will increase the quantity of cloth exported.
  • the food exporter will increase the quantity of food exported.
  • the cloth exporter will decrease the quantity of cloth exported.
  • the country would import more cloth.

Question 6

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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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  • world relative quantity of cloth supplied will increase.
  • world relative quantity of cloth supplied and demanded will increase.
  • world relative quantity of cloth supplied and demanded will decrease.
  • world relative quantity of cloth demanded will decrease.
  • world relative quantity of food will increase.

Question 7

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A country will be able to consume a combination of goods that is not attainable solely from domestic production if
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  • the world terms of trade differ from its domestic relative costs.
  • the country specializes in one product.
  • the country avoids international trade.
  • the world terms of trade equal the domestic relative costs.
  • the country's domestic production value equals world relative value.

Question 8

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Terms of trade refers to
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  • the relative price at which trade occurs.
  • what goods are imported.
  • what goods are exported.
  • the volume of trade.
  • the tariffs applied to trade.

Question 9

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If points A and B are two locations on a country's production possibility frontiers, then
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  • the country could produce either of the two bundles.
  • consumers are indifferent between the two bundles.
  • producers are indifferent between the two bundles.
  • at any point in time, the country could produce both.
  • both bundles must have the same relative cost.

Question 10

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If the economy is producing at point a on its production possibility frontier, then
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  • all of the country's workers are employed.
  • all of the country's workers are specialized in one product.
  • all of the country's capital is used for one product.
  • all of its capital is used, but not efficiently.
  • all of the country's exports are produced in equal amounts.

Question 11

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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at ______________, then moving to ______________ will cause utility to ____________.
Image:
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Answer
  • point b; point c; remain unchanged
  • point a; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; decrease
  • point a; point c; remain unchanged

Question 12

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If two countries with diminishing returns and different marginal rates of substitution between two products were to engage in trade, then
Answer
  • the marginal rates of substitution of both would become equal.
  • the shapes of their respective production possibility frontiers would change.
  • the larger of the two countries would dominate their trade.
  • the country with relatively elastic supplies would export more.
  • the opportunity costs for the smaller country would increase.

Question 13

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If a country began exporting product A and importing product B, then, as compared to the autarky (no-trade) situation, the marginal cost of product A will
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  • increase.
  • decrease.
  • shift outward.
  • shift inward.
  • remain the same.

Question 14

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When the production possibility frontier shifts out relatively more in one direction, we have
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  • biased growth.
  • unbiased growth.
  • immiserizing growth.
  • balanced growth.
  • imbalanced growth.

Question 15

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Suppose that a country experiences growth strongly biased toward its export, cloth
Answer
  • this will tend to worsen the country's terms of trade.
  • this will tend to improve the country's terms of trade.
  • this will tend to leave the country's terms of trade unchanged.
  • this will tend to worsen the terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
  • this will increase the price of cloth relative to the imported good.

Question 16

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Suppose that a "small country" experiences growth strongly biased toward its export, cloth
Answer
  • this will have no effect on terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
  • this will tend to worsen the country's terms of trade.
  • this will tend to improve the country's terms of trade.
  • this will tend to worsen terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
  • this will tend to improve terms of trade for the country's trading partner.

Question 17

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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at __________, then moving to ___________ will cause utility to ___________________.
Image:
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Answer
  • point c; point b; remain unchanged
  • point a; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; decrease
  • point a; point c; remain unchanged

Question 18

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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at __________, then moving to ___________ will cause utility to ___________________.
Image:
77964a98-d04b-4b8d-9167-1e7946001467 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • point b; point a; increase
  • point a; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; increase
  • point c; point b; decrease
  • point a; point c; remain unchanged

Question 19

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If the U.S. (a large country) imposes a tariff on its imported good, this will tend to
Answer
  • improve the terms of trade of the United States.
  • have no effect on terms of trade.
  • improve the terms of trade of all countries.
  • cause a deterioration of U.S. terms of trade.
  • raise the world price of the good imported by the United States.

Question 20

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If Slovenia is a small country in world trade terms, then if it imposes a large series of tariffs on many of its imports, this would
Answer
  • have no effect on its terms of trade.
  • improve its terms of trade.
  • deteriorate its terms of trade.
  • decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
  • increase its exports.

Question 21

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If Slovenia is a large country in world trade, then if it imposes a large set of tariffs on many of its imports, this would
Answer
  • improve its terms of trade.
  • have no effect on its terms of trade.
  • harm its terms of trade.
  • decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
  • increase its exports.

Question 22

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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it imposes a large set of tariffs on its imports, this must
Answer
  • decrease the internal price of imports below the world market rate.
  • cause retaliation on the part of its trade partners.
  • harm Slovenia's real income.
  • improve Slovenia's real income.
  • improve the real income of its trade partners.

Question 23

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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it instituted a large set of subsidies for its exports, this must
Answer
  • harm its terms of trade.
  • have no effect on its terms of trade.
  • improve its terms of trade.
  • decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
  • harm world terms of trade.

Question 24

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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it instituted a large set of subsidies for its exports, this must
Answer
  • improve the real income of its trade partners.
  • cause retaliation on the part of its trade partners.
  • harm Slovenia's real income.
  • improve Slovenia's real income.
  • increase internal prices above the world market rate.

Question 25

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If a small country were to levy a tariff on its imports then this would
Answer
  • decrease the country's economic welfare.
  • have no effect on that country's economic welfare.
  • increase the country's economic welfare.
  • change the terms of trade.
  • raise prices on its exports in other countries.

Question 26

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An increase in a country's net commodity terms of trade will
Answer
  • not always guarantee positive changes in the country's economy.
  • always increase the country's economic welfare.
  • always increase the country's real income.
  • never increase the country's quantity of exports.
  • always increase the country's production of its import competing good.

Question 27

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An import tariff will cause the relative demand for ____________ to ________________ and the relative supply for _______________ to ________________.
Answer
  • imports; decrease; imports; increase
  • imports; increase; imports; decrease
  • exports; increase; exports; decrease
  • exports; decrease; exports; increase
  • exports; increase; imports; decrease

Question 28

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An export subsidy will cause the relative demand for _______________ to ________________ and the relative supply for ______________ to ______________.
Answer
  • exports; decrease; exports; increase
  • imports; decrease; imports; increase
  • imports; increase; imports; decrease
  • exports; increase; exports; decrease
  • exports; increase; imports; decrease

Question 29

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An import tariff will cause the terms of trade of the _______________ country to ______________ and will _______________ the country.
Answer
  • importing; improve; benefit
  • exporting; improve; benefit
  • importing; suffer; harm
  • exporting; improve; harm
  • importing; improve; harm

Question 30

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An export subsidy will cause the terms of trade of the ____________ country to ____________ and will ______________ the country.
Answer
  • exporting; suffer; harm
  • exporting; improve; benefit
  • importing; suffer; harm
  • importing; suffer; benefit
  • importing; improve; harm

Question 31

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International borrowing and lending may be interpreted as one form of
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  • intertemporal trade.
  • intermediate trade.
  • trade in services.
  • unrequited international transfers.
  • aid to offset trade advantages.

Question 32

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If one observes that Japan was traditionally a net foreign lender, one could conclude that relative to its international trade and financial partners
Answer
  • Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward present consumption.
  • Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward future consumption.
  • Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are larger than that of the other countries.
  • Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are not biased.
  • Japan preferred to consume beyond its production in the present.

Question 33

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Rapidly growing developing countries tend to be borrowers on the international capital markets. From this information we may surmise that they have a comparative advantage in
Answer
  • future income.
  • capital goods.
  • disposable income.
  • consumer goods.
  • present income.

Question 34

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It may be argued that theoretically, international capital movements
Answer
  • tend to hurt labor in donor countries.
  • tend to hurt the donor countries.
  • tend to hurt the recipient countries.
  • tend to hurt labor in recipient countries.
  • increase future production in donor countries.

Question 35

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The intertemporal tradeoff between present and future consumption is measured by the
Answer
  • real interest rate.
  • inflation rate.
  • nominal interest rate.
  • terms of trade.
  • rate of economic growth.

Question 36

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A fall in the real interest rate, all other things held constant, will cause a country's ___________ to ______________.
Answer
  • current consumption; increase
  • current consumption: decrease
  • terms of trade; improve
  • terms of trade; worsen
  • welfare level; improve

Question 37

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An increase in the real interest rate, all other things held constant, will cause a country's ____________ to _______________.
Answer
  • current consumption: increase
  • current consumption; decrease
  • terms of trade; improve
  • terms of trade; worsen
  • welfare level; improve

Question 38

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The price of _____________ consumption in terms of _________________ consumption is ____________________.
Answer
  • future; current; 1/(1+r)
  • present; future; 1/(1 + r)
  • future; current; r
  • present; future; r
  • future; current; 1 + r

Question 39

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The intertemporal budget constraint is defined as:
Answer
  • DP + DF/(1+r) = QP + QF/(1+r)
  • V = QP + QF/(1 + r)
  • V = DP + DF/(1 + r)
  • DF + DP/(1 + r) = QF + QP/(1 + r)
  • DP + DF(1 + r) = QP + QF(1 + r)
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