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 Quantity Quantity (dollars per unit) demanded supplied (billions of units per year) 10 25 0 12 20 20 14 15 40 16 10 60 18 5 80 20 0 100 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]
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 Quantity Quantity
(dollars per unit) demanded supplied
|
|
(billions of units per year) |
|
|
10 |
25 |
0 |
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12 |
20 |
20 |
|
14 |
15 |
40 |
|
16 |
10 |
60 |
|
18 |
5 |
80 |
|
20 |
0 |
100 |
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]
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