Warsty Plc, is a consulting company with significant experience in international economics. A growing number of Warsty Plc's clients with major trading links with the US and China are increasingly worried about the slow-down in global growth as a result of the US-China trade dispute (the so-called "Trade War"). (40 marks)

1.2 As the leading economist at Warsty Plc, you are required to undertake a critical assessment of the determinants of the trade dispute and the consequential impact on the economies of the US and China and that of the rest of the world. (20 marks)

1.2.1 As part of the recent trade war, the US imposed additional tariffs on Chinese imports. With the aid of relevant diagrams and examples, discuss the possible impact that the imposition of tariffs and quotas could have on the US economy. (20 marks)