Microeconomics Help
Hey I am having difficulty on the following questions for homework. Your help would be greatly appreciated!
1.
Suppose the market for semiconductors in the U.S. is characterized by:
Qd = 200 – 40P [Demand]
Qs = 40 + 40P [Supply]
The market for semiconductors in the rest of the world is characterized by:
Qd = 160 – 40P [Demand]
Qs = 80 + 40P [Supply]
Suppose the U.S. government imposes a quota of 16 million units on its imports of semiconductors. Calculate
the magnitude of the deadweight loss resulting from the quota under the assumption that the U.S. is a small
open economy. [Note: P = price per unit; Qd = millions of units demanded; Qs = millions of units supplied]
2.
Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $50 on a market
characterized by the following information:
Qd = 700 - 2P Qs = 100 + 4P
Calculate the magnitude of deadweight loss from the price ceiling. Find a price floor that will result
in the same magnitude of deadweight loss. [Note: P = price per unit; Qd = hundreds of units demanded;
Qs = hundreds of units supplied]
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