Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Chapter 9, Problem 5SPPA
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The graph of U.S. rose market with free international trade.
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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.
a. With no international trade, what would be the price of a semiconductor and how many semiconductors a year would be bought and sold in the United States?
b. Does the United States have a comparative advantage in producing semiconductors.
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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.
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b. Does the United States have a comparative advantage in producing semiconductors?
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d.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.…
The corresponding graphs show the supply and the demand for strawberries in two countries: Berryland and Fruitland. Use the information in the graphs to answer the questions.
Which groups benefit from free trade in strawberries between the two countries? Choose all that apply.
a. producers in Berryland
b. producers in Fruitland
c. consumers in Berryland
d. consumers in Fruitland
How is the price of strawberries in Berryland, compared to the free-trade prices, affected if it introduces a $0.50 tariff on imports from Fruitland?
a. price increases
b. price remains unchanged
c. price decreases
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Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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