A semiconductor is a key component in your laptop, cell phone, and iPod. The table provides information about the market for semiconductors in the United States. Producers of semiconductors can get $18 a unit on the world market. Price (dollars per unit) Quantity demanded Quantity (billions of units per year) Quantity supplied (billions of units per year) 10 25 0 12 20 20 14 15 40 16 10 60 18 5 80 20 0 100   Draw a graph (graph is for your own reference, not required to be attached in the answer sheet) to illustrate the U.S. supply and demand market for semiconductors. What is the price with free international trade? What is the quantity of semiconductors produced in U.S. and total quantity bought by U.S. people and the quantity exported from other countries? (3 marks) Due to loss of competitiveness brought on by appreciation of the exchange rate and the high production costs, U.S. government reduce the export (or limit the supply of domestic producers) by imposing an export quota of 20 billion units per year. What happens to U.S. price of semiconductors, the quantity of semiconductors bought by U.S. people, and the quantity of semiconductors exported?

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A semiconductor is a key component in your laptop, cell phone, and iPod. The table provides information about the market for semiconductors in the United States. Producers of semiconductors can get $18 a unit on the world market.

Price (dollars per unit)

Quantity demanded Quantity
(billions of units per year)

Quantity supplied
(billions of units per year)

10

25

0

12

20

20

14

15

40

16

10

60

18

5

80

20

0

100

 

  1. Draw a graph (graph is for your own reference, not required to be attached in the answer sheet) to illustrate the U.S. supply and demand market for semiconductors. What is the price with free international trade? What is the quantity of semiconductors produced in U.S. and total quantity bought by U.S. people and the quantity exported from other countries? (3 marks)
  2. Due to loss of competitiveness brought on by appreciation of the exchange rate and the high production costs, U.S. government reduce the export (or limit the supply of domestic producers) by imposing an export quota of 20 billion units per year. What happens to U.S. price of semiconductors, the quantity of semiconductors bought by U.S. people, and the quantity of semiconductors exported? [hint: use equation to calculate the equilibrium] (3 marks)
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