Question

Until January 1, 2012, the price for ethanol consumers in the United States was higher than world free-market price by $0.54 per gallon because of the $0.54 per gallon tariff imposed by the U.S. government on ethanol imports. This is an example of a(n) _____ tariff.

a. specific
b. preferential
c. ad valorem
d. custom
e. generalized

Answer 1

Specific tariff

Step-by-step explanation:

Specific tariff - it is referred to as the charge that is imposed by the US government on any imported item. it is applied per unit items. it can be considered as the tax that the US government levied on import items. it is referred to as a trade barrier focus to reduce the amount of import from tie-up countries

Fir above context, $0.54 as import tax is applied by the US government on imports of ethanol.