Which of the following statements is false? Question 7Answer a. If the United States imposes a tariff on Japanese car imports, the price of cars in the United States is likely to increase. b. If Japan imposes a quota on car exports to the United States, the price of cars in the United States is likely to increase. c. If the United States imposes a quota on Japanese car imports, the price of cars in the United States is likely to increase. d. If Japan imposes a subsidy on car exports to the United States, the price of cars in the United States is likely to increase.

Suppose the nation of Isoland is an importer of textiles and is looking for a way to raise government revenue. The following graph shows the effect of a tariff on textile imports. Price of Textiles с G 1 B Supply P+T D E F Demand PW I Q "S,1 $2 Quantity of Textiles Having rejected a tariff on textiles (a tax on imports), the president of Isoland is now considering the same-sized tax on textile consumption (including both imported and domestically produced textiles). Under a textile consumption tax, the quantity of textiles consumed in Isoland is and the quantity produced in Isoland is The following table shows the effect of an import tariff on the nation of Isoland. Complete the remaining columns of the following table by indicating the effect of the same-sized tax on textile consumption. Under Tariff Before Tariff or Tax After Consumer Surplus Producer Surplus Government Revenue None Total Surplus A+B+C+D+E+F G A+B Change -(C+D+E+F) Under Consumption Tax After Change C+G +C E +E…

What would happen if the European Union (E.U.) put a quota on American jeans and only allowed their countries to import 5,000 pairs of jeans? A. American jeans would become very expensive and desirable in the EU. B. French jeans would be more popular than any jeans and America would stop importing jeans to Europe. C. American jeans would be less desirable in the EU and there would be no demand. D. Nothing, because European countries dislike American products.

The following graph shows the domestic supply of and demand for soybeans in Guatemala. The world price (Pw) of soybeans is $540 per ton and is represented by the horizontal black line. Throughout the question, assume that the amount demanded by any one country does not affect the world price of soybeans and that there are no transportation or transaction costs associated with international trade in soybeans. Also, assume that domestic suppliers will satisfy domestic demand as much as possible before any exporting or importing takes place. TRICKY YALL 855 820 PRICE (Dollars per ton) 785 750 715 680 645 610 575 540 Domestic Demand 105 0 40 A Domestic Supply Pu NO 120 160 200 240 260 320 340 400 QUANTITY (Tons of soybeans) If Guatemala is open to international trade in soybeans without any restrictions, it will import Suppose the Guatemalan government wants to reduce imports to exactly 160 tons of soybeans to help domestic producers. A tariff of tons of soybeans. per