1. (10 points) Brazil is proposing a project that will increase cocoa beans production in the...

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1. (10 points) Brazil is proposing a project that will increase cocoa beans production in the Amazonas Region of the country. Brazil is a net exporter of cocoa beans. Assume the following: . The CIF at Liverpool (England) for cocoa beans is US$3200 per ton Freight, insurance and unloading from Brazilian port of Belem to Liverpool is $30 per ton Port charges at Belem in Brazil are BR 120 per ton Transport and marketing costs from warehouse to Belem in Brazil is BRL 100 per ton Storage, transport and marketing cost from point of production to warehouse is BRL 30 per ton No export taxes The Exchange rate is US$1 = BRL 3.2 (Where BRL is Brazilian currency) Opportunity cost of foreign exchange in Brazil is 10% higher than the official exchange rate Answer the following questions: a. Estimate the FOB price of cocoa in Brazilian currency (2.5 points) b. Estimate the wholesale market price of cocoa at a warehouse in Brazil (2.5 points) c. Estimate the economic price of cocoa at a warehouse in Brazil (2.5 points) d. Estimate the economic price of at farm gate (2.5 points). 1. (10 points) Brazil is proposing a project that will increase cocoa beans production in the Amazonas Region of the country. Brazil is a net exporter of cocoa beans. Assume the following: . The CIF at Liverpool (England) for cocoa beans is US$3200 per ton Freight, insurance and unloading from Brazilian port of Belem to Liverpool is $30 per ton Port charges at Belem in Brazil are BR 120 per ton Transport and marketing costs from warehouse to Belem in Brazil is BRL 100 per ton Storage, transport and marketing cost from point of production to warehouse is BRL 30 per ton No export taxes The Exchange rate is US$1 = BRL 3.2 (Where BRL is Brazilian currency) Opportunity cost of foreign exchange in Brazil is 10% higher than the official exchange rate Answer the following questions: a. Estimate the FOB price of cocoa in Brazilian currency (2.5 points) b. Estimate the wholesale market price of cocoa at a warehouse in Brazil (2.5 points) c. Estimate the economic price of cocoa at a warehouse in Brazil (2.5 points) d. Estimate the economic price of at farm gate (2.5 points).

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