What would be the price of a semiconductor

Assignment Help Microeconomics
Reference no: EM131611989

Question: A semiconductor is a key component in your laptop, cellphone, and iPad. The table provides information about the market for semiconductors in Canada.

       Price                        Quantity demanded           Quantity supplied
(dollars per unit)                          (billions of units per year)

       10                                  25                                 0

       12                                  20                                20

       14                                  15                                40

       16                                  10                                60

       18                                   5                                 80

       20                                   0                               100

Producers of semiconductors can get $18 a unit on the world market.

a. With no international trade, what would be the price of a semiconductor and how many semiconductors a year would be bought and sold in Canada?

b. Does Canada have a comparative advantage in producing semiconductors?

Reference no: EM131611989

Questions Cloud

How does the price of steel in india change : Suppose that the world price of steel is $100 a tonne, India does not trade internationally, and the equilibrium price of steel in India is $60 a tonne.
What learning about research process has most surprised you : What new learning about the research process has most surprised you? Reflect on the worldview you articulated at the beginning of the course.
Create an ERD diagram that represents the entities : Task - Overview of business case. Create an ERD that represents the entities, attributes, the relationships between entities
Discuss we live in an age of great technological change : We live in an age of great technological change. Imagine that you could choose what the next great invention would be
What would be the price of a semiconductor : A semiconductor is a key component in your laptop, cellphone, and iPad. The table provides information about the market for semiconductors in Canada.
How you behaved with precise details in each situation : Describe how you behaved, with precise details, in each situation
How are the data presented and interpreted : How are the data presented and interpreted? Are there other variables or factors that appear to have been excluded from consideration?
Discussing the current view : Discussing the current view that race is a social construction supported by political realities.
Develop a gui that allows a user to login to a system : Using the readings from weeks 1 and 2 as a baseline, develop a graphical user interface that allows a user to login to a system.

Reviews

Write a Review

Microeconomics Questions & Answers

  The free rider problem

Question: Explain why the free rider problem makes it difficult for perfectly competitive markets to provide the Pareto efficient level of a public good.

  Failure of the super committee is good thing for economy

Some commentators have argued that the failure of the “Super committee” is good thing for the economy?  Do you agree?

  Case study analysis about optimum resource allocation

Case study analysis about optimum resource allocation: -  Why might you suspect (even without evidence) that the economy might not be able to produce all the schools and clinics the Ministers want? What constraints are there on an economy's productio..

  Fixed cost and vairiable cost

Questions:  :   Which of the following are likely to be fixed costs and which variable costs for a chocolate factory over the course of a month?  Explain your choice.

  Problem - total cost, average cost, marginal cost

Problem - Total Cost, Average Cost, Marginal Cost: -  Complete the following table of costs for a firm.  (Note: enter the figures in the  MC   column  between  outputs of  0 and 1, 1 and 2, 2 and 3, etc.)

  Oligopoly and demand curve problem

Problem based on Oligopoly and demand curve,  Draw and explain the demand curve facing each firm, and given this demand curve, does this mean that firms in the jeans industry do or do not compete against one another?

  Impact of external costs on resource allocation

Explain the impact of external costs and external benefits on resource allocation;  Why are public goods not produced in sufficient quantities by private markets?  Which of the following are examples of public goods (or services)? Delete the incorrec..

  Shifts in demand and movements along the demand curve

Describe the differences between shifts in demand and movements along the demand curve. What are the main factors which can shift the demand curve? Explain why they cause the demand curve to shift. Use examples and draw graphs to support your discuss..

  Article review question

Article Review Question: Read the following excerpts from the article "Fruit, veg costs surge' by Todd, Dagwell, published in the Herald on January 25th 2011 and answer questions below:

  Long-term growth, international trade & globalization

Long-term Growth, International Trade & Globalization:- This question deals with concepts such as long-term growth, international trade and globalization. Questions related to trade deficit, trade surplus, gains from trade, an international trade sce..

  European monetary union (emu) in crisis

"Does the economic bailout of Spain and Greece spell the beginning of the end for the European Monetary Union (EMU)?"

  Development game “settlers of catan”

Read the rules of the game, the overview and the almanac for the Development Game "Settlers of Catan"

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd