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Question 138

Vela signs a free trade agreement with Orin. Pavo is not a member of the agreement. Producers in Orin and Pavo supply identical boxes of ceramic floor tiles to Vela. Importers in Vela choose the producer offering the lower tariff-inclusive price.

Country supplying the tilesProducer price per boxTariff before the agreementTariff after the agreement
Orin£24.0025%0%
Pavo£22.0025%25%
a.

Calculate the price paid by an importer in Vela for one box of tiles from each country after the agreement. Show your workings.

[2]
b.

Using your answers and the data, explain how the agreement is likely to change where Vela imports these tiles from.

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