When a Country Allows Trade and Becomes an Importer of a Good

question 18

Multiple Choice

When a country allows trade and becomes an importer of a good,

• A)consumer surplus and producer surplus both increase.
• B)consumer surplus and producer surplus both decrease.
• C)consumer surplus increases and producer surplus decreases.
• D)consumer surplus decreases and producer surplus increases.

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Definitions:

NPV

Net Present Value is a financial metric that calculates the present value of an investment's expected cash flows minus the initial investment.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return; the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

WACC

Short for Weighted Average Cost of Capital, it measures a firm's cost of capital, considering the weighted costs of equity and debt financing.

NPV

Net Present Value; a calculation used to determine the value of an investment by assessing the present value of its cash flows minus the initial investment.