(Table: Export Supply Elasticities) This Table Gives the Foreign Elasticity

question 151

Multiple Choice

(Table: Export Supply Elasticities) This table gives the foreign elasticity of supply for several types of U.S. steel imports. According to the table, for which product is the U.S. optimal tariff the largest?

• A) alloy steel
• B) steel bars and rods
• C) steel tubes and pipes
• D) steel flat-rolled products

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