Import Quotas Tend to Lead to All of the Following

question 12

Multiple Choice

Import quotas tend to lead to all of the following EXCEPT

• A) domestic producers of the imported good being harmed.
• B) domestic consumers of the imported good being harmed.
• C) prices increasing in the importing country.
• D) prices falling in the exporting country.

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Definitions:

P/E Ratio

The price-to-earnings ratio, a valuation metric for stocks calculated by dividing the market value per share by its earnings per share.

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a measure of a company's profitability that is calculated by dividing its net income by the number of outstanding shares.

Stock Repurchase

The process of a corporation repurchasing its own stocks from the market to potentially boost the value of the remaining stocks.

Excess Cash

Additional cash held by a business that exceeds its operational and investment needs.