Econ Chapter 6

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Understanding Consumer and Producer Surplus

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Consumer surplus is equal to the area

Under the demand curve and above the price line.

Under the demand curve.

Above the supply curve and below the price line.

Under the demand curve and above the supply curve.

Producer surplus is equal to the area

Under the demand curve and above the price line.

Under the demand curve and above the supply curve.

Under the supply curve.

Above the supply curve and below the price line.

Which of the following would be a deadweight loss from a tariff?

The shift of consumer surplus to government

The decrease in consumer surplus due to a drop in consumption

The increase in producer surplus

The decrease in consumer surplus

In order for large countries to successfully use tariffs to increase well-being,

The deadweight loss created by the tariff must be greater than the government revenue the tariff generates.

Domestic production must increase more significantly than for the small country case.

They must have significant market power .

Domestic consumption and imports must decrease more significantly than in the small country case.

Based on Figure 6.1, suppose the government puts a tariff of $0.25 per bushel on soybean imports. How much will the tariff reduce imports?

Imports will decrease by 20 million bushels.

Imports will decrease by 10 million bushels.

Imports will decrease by 60 million bushels.

Imports will not change after the tariff.

Based on Figure 6.1, given a tariff of $0.25 per bushel on soybean imports, how much will domestic production increase?

Domestic firms will increase output by 10 million bushels.

Domestic firms will increase output by 70 million bushels.

Domestic firms will increase output by 20 million bushels.

Domestic firms' production will not be changed by the tariff.

Based on Figure 6.1, how much revenue will the government raise from a $0.25 per bushel tariff on soybean imports?

The government will raise $5 million.

The government will raise $32.5 million.

The government will raise $15 million.

The government will raise $2.5 million.

The government will see no increase in income; because the country is small, foreign firms will simply not serve it after the tariff is imposed.

Which of the following areas represents producer surplus with trade?

P1-B-Pw

Pw-A-0

P1-B-A-0

Pw-B-Qd-0

Which of the following is NOT an expected benefit of reducing nontariff barriers to trade?

Lower prices for many goods

Improved overall economic welfare

Fewer firms to compete with

Increase in the volume of exports and imports

In economic terms, tariffs are preferred to quotas because

Given the way quotas are usually administered, tariffs cause a smaller net national welfare loss.

Quotas create a greater production inefficiency.

There is less loss of consumer surplus.

Domestic manufacturers gain more producer surplus.

In which way are tariffs different from quotas?

They raise the price of the imported products to consumers.

They raise government revenue.

They increase the domestic quantity supplied of the product.

They reduce the volume of imported products.

Econ Chapter 6

Understanding Consumer and Producer Surplus

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