(Table: Demand and Supply for Gloves) the United States Can

question 26

Multiple Choice

(Table: Demand and Supply for Gloves) The United States can also
Import gloves from China at $4 per pair and from Mexico at $5 per
Pair.Currently, the United States imposes a specific tariff of $2 on its
Glove imports.Suppose instead that the United States negotiated a
Free­trade agreement with China.Will the United States be better off
Or worse off as a result of its trade in gloves in the free­trade area
With China?

• A)It is better off because there are no trade diversion losses.
• B)It is worse off because there are no trade creation gains.
• C)It is worse off because trade creation gains exceed trade diversion losses.
• D)It is better off because trade diversion gains exceed trade creation losses.

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