In the Importing Country, the Most Likely Effect of a Tariff

question 137

Multiple Choice

In the importing country, the most likely effect of a tariff on a good is to:

• A) raise the price and decrease the quantity demanded.
• B) raise the price and increase the quantity demanded.
• C) raise the price without affecting the quantity demanded.
• D) decrease the quantity supplied.

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