Question

TeleGlobal is an American firm producing TV sets. TeleGlobal imports TV set components from India and assembles them domestically. Suppose that in the United States, a TV set sells for $400 and that 80% of the TV set’s value comes from the value of the imported components. The United States imposes a 40% tariff on TV sets and a 10% tariff on the TV set’s components. Assume that costs of producing components are the same in the United States and India and that transit costs are nonexistent. Based on the information provided, the effective rate of protection that TeleGlobal receives from the tariff is

Answer 1

135 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The selling price of T.V. set in the U.S. = $400

The Tariff imposed on T.V. sets = 30%

The Tariff on its imported components = 10%

To find,

The effective rate of protection gained from tariff = ?

Method:

As we know

Effective rate of protection

= tariff on finished imported good + cost/price of its components * (tariff on imported good - tariff on components imported)/(price of final good - price of its components)

So, by putting the given values in above formulae;

= 40% + 80% of 400 * (40% - 10 %)/(400 - 80% of 400)

= 40 + 320 * (30)/(400 - 320)

= 360 * 30/(80)

= 360 * 30/80

= 135%