Q. Which of the following statement best describes the effect of a tariff?
Answer: D
Notes:
- Customs duties on merchandise imports are called tariffs. Tariffs give a price advantage to locally-produced goods over similar goods which are imported, and they raise revenues for governments.
- When a tariff is imposed the volume of imports shrinks. The cost to the economy is a loss of consumer surplus, as consumers have to pay higher prices to get products that they previously imported at lower prices.
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