2. The US demandand supply curves for wheat is D US = 100 - 20P. S US...
Question:
2. The US demandand supply curves for wheat is
DUS = 100 - 20P.
SUS = 20 + 20P.
France supply and demand curves of wheat are
DF = 80 - 20P.
SF = 40 + 20P.
2.1. Derive the excesssupply and excess demand
2.2. Determine the world price and the quantity of wheat traded at that price.
The US imposes a specific tariff of 0.5 on wheat imports.
2.3. Determine and graph the effects of the tariff on the following: (1) the price of wheat in each country; (2) the quantity of wheat supplied and demanded in each country; (3) the volume of trade.
2.4. Determine the effects of the tariff on the welfare of each of the following groups: (1) US import-competing producers; (2) US consumers; (3) the US government.
2.5. Show graphically and calculate the terms of trade gain, the efficiency loss, and the total effect on welfare of the tariff.
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill