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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.

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
During periods of growing domestic demand, an import quota ?
A is less restrictive on a country’s imports than a tariff
B Is more restrictive on a country’s imports than a tariff
C has the same restrictive effect on a country’s imports as a tariff
D will always generate increased tax revenue for the government
Correct Answer: Is more restrictive on a country’s imports than a tariff
To reduce imports, suppose that the government of Norway’s imposes a quota equal to 800 computers, Compared to what occurred under free trade, Norway’s consumers surplus will ________ and its producer surplus will _______ Can you calculate these amounts? Try plotting the information of this table on a sheet of graph paper ?
A increase, increase
B increase, decrease
C decrease, increase
D decrease, decrease
Correct Answer: decrease, increase
In the absence of traded, Norway’s equilibrium price and quantity equal ?
A $1,500 and 2,800 computers
B $2,000 and 1,600 computers
C $2,500 and 2,000 computers
D $3,500 and 2,000 computers
Correct Answer: $2,500 and 2,000 computers
Antidumping duties are used to ?
A offset the margin of dumping
B punish domestic consumers for buying high-priced imported goods
C discourage foreign governments from subsidizing their exporters
D reduce the tariff revenue of the domestic government
Correct Answer: offset the margin of dumping