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1. Following are tables showing the domestic supply and demand schedules and the

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1.              Following are tables showing the domestic supply and demand schedules and the export supply and import demand schedules for two nations (A and B).

NATION A

Price

Qdd

Qsd

Qdi

Qse

$3.00

100

300

0

200

2.50

150

250

0

100

2.00

200

200

0

0

1.50

250

150

100

0

1.00

300

100

200

0

a.     For nation A, the first column of the table is the price of a product. The second column is the quantity demanded domestically (Qdd). The third column is the quantity supplied domestically (Qsd). The fourth column is the quantity demanded for imports (Qdi). The fifth column is the quantity of exports supplied (Qse).

(1)            At a price of $2.00, there (will, will not) ___________ be a surplus or shortage and there ____________ be exports or imports.

(2)            At a price of $3.00, there will be a domestic (shortage, surplus) ______________ of _____ units. This domestic _____________ will be eliminated by (exports, imports) _____________ of ______ units.

(3)            At a price of $1.00, there will be a domestic (shortage, surplus) ______________ of _____ units. This domestic ______________ will be eliminated by (exports, imports) _____________ of ______ units.

NATION B

Price

Qdd

Qsd

Qdi

Qse

$2.50

100

300

0

200

2.00

150

250

0

100

1.50

200

200

0

0

1.00

250

150

100

0

b.     For nation B, the first column is the price of a product. The second column is the quantity demanded domestically (Qdd). The third column is the quantity supplied domestically (Qsd). The fourth column is the quantity demanded for imports (Qdi). The fifth column is the quantity of exports supplied (Qse).

(1)            At a price of $1.50, there (will, will not) ___________ be a surplus or shortage and there _____________ be exports or imports.

(2)            At a price of $2.50, there will be a domestic (shortage, surplus) _______________ of _____ units. This domestic ______________ will be eliminated by (exports, imports) _____________ of ______ units.

(3)            At a price of $1.00, there will be a domestic (shortage, surplus) _______________ of _____ units. This domestic ______________ will be eliminated by (exports, imports) _____________ of ______ units.

c.     The following table shows a schedule of the import demand in nation A and the export supply in nation B at various prices. The first column is the price of the product. The second column is the quantity demanded for imports (QdiA) in nation A. The third column is the quantity of exports supplied (QseB) by nation B.

Price

QdiA

QseB

$2.00

0

100

1.75

50

50

1.50

100

0

(1)            If the world price is $2.00, then nation (A, B) _____ will want to import _____ units and nation _____ will want to export _____ units of the product.

(2)            If the world price is $1.75, then nation (A, B) _____ will want to import _____ units and nation _____ will want to export ______ units of the product.

(3)            If the world price is $1.50, then nation (A, B) _____ will want to import _____ units and nation _____ will want to export ___________ units of the product.

Price

Qdd

Qsd

Qdi

Qse

$3.00

100

300

0

200

2.50

150

250

0

100

2.00

200

200

0

0

1.50

250

150

100

0

1.00

300

100

200

0

Explanation / Answer

a)

1)will not,will not

2)surplus, 200,surplus,exports,200

3)shortage,200,shortage,import,200


b)

1)will not,will not

2) surplus, 200,surplus,exports,200

3)shortage,100,shortage,import,100


c)

1)A,0,B,100

2)A,50,B,50

3)A,100,B,0