When Members of a Free Trade Area Add Common External

question 79

Multiple Choice

When members of a free trade area add common external tariffs to the provisions of the free trade agreement, the free trade area becomes a:

• A)cartel.
• B)common market.
• C)monetary union.
• D)political union.
• E)customs union.

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Definitions:

Compounded Continuously

The theoretical concept where the interest on an investment is calculated and added to the principal continuously, leading to exponential growth.

Compounded Annually

Interest on an investment that is calculated once per year, taking into account the interest that has accumulated up to that point.

Compounded Daily

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, with the compound frequency being every day.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

A U.S. government agency that insures deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $250,000 per depositor, per bank.