The most likely effects of tariffs and/or quotas is to _______ prices and to _______ consumption of the protected goods in the importing country.
A) raise; raise
B) raise; lower
C) lower; raise
D) lower; lower
Answer: B) raise; lower
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The law of increasing opportunity cost says that:
A) opportunity costs of production always tend to increase. B) increases in wages cause increases in the opportunity costs of production. C) as output increases for one good on its production possibilities curve, the opportunity cost of additional units of the other good will be greater and greater. D) along a production possibilities curve, as output increases in the production of one good, the opportunity costs of additional units of the other good will be less and less.
Inflation targeting makes more sense than unemployment targeting, because ________
A) monetary policies affect inflation, not unemployment B) expected unemployment is not a key determinant of the unemployment rate C) a commitment to avoid high inflation is inherently more credible than a commitment to avoid high unemployment D) most voters and most elected officials are more concerned about inflation