Suppose a domestically produced motor bicycle sells at a world price of $10,000 under unrestricted trade. The domestic producer uses $6000 worth of imported inputs. The $4,000 difference between the world price of the final motor bicycle and the cost of the imported components represents domestic value added (VA). Suppose a 10 percent ad valorem (on the value) tariff is imposed on the imported motor bicycle.
What is the domestic price of the imported motor bicycle?
What is the possible price of the domestically produced motor bicycle?
What is the domestic value-added of the imported motor bicycle (VA)?
What is the effective rate of protection (ERP)?
What does the effective rate of protection depend on? Can it be bigger than the nomina; tariff rate? Explain.