Under What Circumstances Will a Manufacturing Firm Facing Foreign Competition

question 31

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances will a manufacturing firm facing foreign competition generally lobby for trade barriers rather than improve its production and delivery processes?

• A) when the foreign goods are more expensive than the firm's
• B) when no improvement is possible
• C) when the foreign goods are of inferior quality
• D) when lobbying is cheaper
• E) when rent seeking is illegal

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