The domestic demand and supply of computer chips for a small country are given as
QD=14−2PQS=−2+2P
Initially the small country engages in free trade at the international price of 1 unit, but now the government imposes an import quota of 8 computer chips, then
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The domestic demand and supply of computer chips for a small country are given as Q_D = 14 - 2P Q_S = -2 + 2P Initially the small country engages in free trade at the international price of 1 unit, but now the government imposes an import quota of 8 computer chips, then (A) Domestic price will remain unchanged (B) Domestic price will double (C) Domestic price will triple (D) Domestic price will decline
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This question is on Quotas, tariff-quota equivalence and non-tariff barriers, part of Trade policy: tariffs, quotas and protection in International Economics.
Quantity limits on trade and how they compare with tariffs.
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