Trade Barriers Answers

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What is the government’s aim in setting quotas?

A
to create more competition in the market
B
to increase sales of domestic goods
C
to keep tariffs high
D
to limit export of domestic goods
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Which best describes why countries establish limits on international trade? Choose three answers.to force domestic industries to sell higher quality goodsto restrict foreign influence in a sectorto restrict importation of a foreign goodto lower the price of foreign goodsto punish other countries

A
to force domestic industries to sell higher quality goods
B
to restrict foreign influence in a sector
C
to restrict importation of a foreign good
D
to lower the price of foreign goods
E
to punish other countries
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How are subsidies similar to tariffs?

A
Both are types of taxes.
B
Both aim to lower the price of domestic goods.
C
Both are types of tax breaks and financial assistance.
D
Both allow domestic goods to compete against foreign goods.
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A
imported
B
domestic
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How do embargoes most negatively affect a domestic market?

A
by depriving domestic producers of needed goods, restricting their ability to trade
B
by helping international producers fill a market void, decreasing domestic trade
C
by preventing domestic producers from trading needed goods with all countries
D
by encouraging international producers to sell new goods for lower prices than domestic goods
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How do quotas help domestic producers?

A
Quotas facilitate increased exports of domestic goods.
B
Quotas lower the cost of domestic goods.
C
Quotas limit the number of producers that compete in a sector.
D
Quotas facilitate the sale of more domestic goods.
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On which country has the United States imposed an embargo since 1960?

A
Cuba
B
Iran
C
North Korea
D
Syria
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Which best describes the standards required of foreign producers?

A
Foreign producers have more stringent standards than domestic producers.
B
Foreign producers must meet the same standards as domestic producers.
C
Foreign producers must meet specific standards based on their origin.
D
Foreign producers do not use standards that harm consumers.

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