学年第一学期《国际贸易实务》试卷十答案
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1.ItreferstoCost,InsuranceandFreight.Itmeansthatthesellerisresponsiblefor
bookingtheshippingspace,deliveringthegoodsatthedestinationcontemplatedbythecontract.Heshouldarrangeforinsuranceandmakepaymentforthefreightandmarineinsurance.Inanotherword,underthisterm,theexporterquotesapriceincludingthecostofthegoods,themarineinsuranceandalltransportationchargestothenamedportofdestination.
2.In1819,DavidRicardopublishedhisinfluentialbooktitledOnthePrinciplesofPoliticalEconomyandTaxation.Inthisbook,Davidtoldusthatevenacountrypossessesabsoluteadvantagesintheproductionoftwoproducts,itstillmustberelativelymoreefficientthantheothercountryinonekindofgoods’productionthantheother,andthisiswhathecalled“comparativeadvantage”.Inotherwords,thetheoryofcomparativeadvantageholdsthatnationsproducethosegoodsforwhichtheyhavethegreatestrelativeadvantage.
Theflawofthetheoryisthatitdoesnotanswerthequestionofthedistributionofgains.
3.Forcemajeuremeansthatthefrustrationofthecontractbythepartyinquestionresultsfromnaturalorsocialforcesincludingflood,earthquake,typhoon,fire,warandgovernmentdecreesofprohibitionbeyondthecontrolofman.Thispartyshallbefreefromliabilityforperformance,orbegivenaoptionofprolongingtheperformanceofthecontractowingtotheabovementionedeventorseriesofevents.
4.Shippingmarksaremarksofsimpledesigns,someletters,numbersandsimplewordsonpackages,oftenstenciled,thatserveasidentificationoftheconsignmenttowhichtheybelong.Itisoneofthemostimportantelementswhichareagreedonbytheexporterandtheimporterinasalescontract.,Theshippingmarkconsistsofthefollowing:
Nameorcodeofdestination;
Codeofconsigneeorconsignor;
Piecenumber,serialnumberorcontractnumber