If the Infant Industry Argument Is Used to Protect an Industry

question 18

Multiple Choice

If the infant industry argument is used to protect an industry that has already matured, then

• A) consumers lose because they will pay a price for a product that is above the world price.
• B) consumers lose because they will pay a price for a product, which is less than the world price.
• C) stockholders lose because the firm cannot compete with other firms.
• D) no one loses.

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