5) A policy of tariff reduction in the computer industry is A) in the interest of...
5) A policy of tariff reduction in the computer industry is
A) in the interest of the United States as a whole and in the interest of computer producing regions of the country.
B) in the interest of United States as a whole but not in the interest of computer producing regions of the country.
C) not in the interest of the United States as a whole but in the interests of computer producing regions of the country.
D) not in the interest of the United States as a whole and not in the interests of computer consumers.
E) not in the interest of the United States as a whole but in the interests of foreign computer producers.
Homework Answers
"A"
It is in interest rate of the US to reduce the tariff ono computer industry and in the interest of the nations that expots computer this will increase both the demand and supply of the goods.
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