Question 20.17

7. The accompanying table indicates the U.S. domestic demand schedule and domestic supply schedule for commercial jet airplanes. Suppose that the world price of a commercial jet airplane is $100 million.

Price of jet
(millions)
Quantity of jets
demanded
Quantity of jets
supplied
$120 100 1,000
110 150 900
100 200 800
90 250 700
80 300 600
70 350 500
60 400 400
50 450 300
40 500 200
  1. In autarky, how many commercial jet airplanes does the United States produce, and at what price are they bought and sold?

  2. With trade, what will the price for commercial jet airplanes be? Will the United States import or export airplanes? How many?