The Argument That Foreign Trade Should Be Restricted to Protect

question 86

Multiple Choice

The argument that foreign trade should be restricted to protect domestic employment and output is based on the idea that:

• A) consumers are willing to pay higher prices for domestic goods.
• B) producers will not exploit reduced foreign competition by charging higher prices.
• C) foreign companies are more costly to deal with than domestic companies.
• D) sales of imports come at the expense of domestic goods and jobs.

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