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The dollar has been steadily depreciating in value relative to other major global currencies, including the Japanese Yen, over the past six months.
a) How would this impact the competitiveness of US automotive firm General Motors competing with Japanese automotive firm Toyota in global markets?
b) How would the Bank of Japan implementing expansionary monetary policy impact the competitiveness of Toyota? How do you know?
c) Suppose the US government wants to, at a minimum, maintain its market share in the domestic automobile market, so they implement tariffs on cars imported from Japan. Illustrate and describe how such a policy will redistribute welfare within the US. Who gains and who loses? How does this trade policy impact the volume of trade?
The dollar has been steadily depreciating its value relative to
other major currencies including Japanese Yen a.Depreciation
positively impact the competitiveness of US automotive firm General
Motors that is competing with Japanese automotive firm Toyota in
global market . Depreciation of dollar against Japanese Yen results
goods produced by US automotive firms General Motors becomes
cheaper in global market relative to Japan automotive firm. It
leading to switching of expenditure from Japan firm to US
automotive firm. So depreciation of dollar increases the
competitiveness of U.S. firm b. Exapansionary monetary policy will
increase money supply of Japan. Then supply of Yen will higher than
its demand . It will depreciate the Yen in terms of foreign
currencies . It makes goods( cars ) produced by Toyota will be
cheaper to other foreign nation. It will increase the export of
Toyota cars. There it increase the competitiveness of Japan
automotive firm Toyota c. U.S government implements tariffs on cars
imported from Japan. Then price of Japan cars rises to OP1 from OP.
As a result of imposition of tariff , consumer surplus will decline
by reducing consumption from OQ3 to OQ2. It will increase the
revenue of government by MNab. When imports are restricted with
tariff , producer surplus will increase. It is domestic producer
who gain due to tariff because of increasing production from OQ to
OQ1 It will reduce the volume of trade as result of imposition of
tariff on Japan cars. It will redistribute the wealth from consumer
to producer