Business Finance Homework Help

Read the article “India Businesses Battle to Ward off Tariffs: Import Measures”. Answer
the following questions using information from the article and what you have learned from
the lectures and tutorials. The total marks for this assignment is 100. It accounts for 15% of
your final grade of this course.
Questions
1. Discuss why the Indian government levied new tariffs on a wide range of imported goods.
Can any of the trade theories explain the government’s underlying motivation? (35%)
2. Discuss how the new tariffs would damage local manufacturing in India. Use an industry
to illustrate your answer. (30%)
3. Based on the article, suggest strategies for multinational companies with India as a) the
top export market and b) the key overseas manufacturing site in facing the new tariffs.
(35%)
Source: Stacey, K., & Mundy, S. (2018, Sep 19). India businesses battle to ward off tariffs:
Import measures. Financial Times Retrieved from
https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy.lib.hkmu.edu.hk/newspapers/india-businesses-battle-war
d-off-tariffs/docview/2122927839/se-2?accountid=16720
Guidelines
1. The length of your answer should not exceed 1,200 words. It should be word-processed
and be printed on A4-size paper. Please state the number of words on the cover page of
your answer.
2. Your answer should be in essay form. Use complete sentences.
3. A complete reference list should be appended at the end of your answer for any
references you cited in your answer. Your assignment will be checked by Turnitin.
According to the regulations of the University, copying someone else’s work or ideas
without indicating the original source of the material is plagiarism and the University
takes a very serious view on this issue.
4. You can provide any statistics, tables, or graphs as appendices.
5. Your answer should clearly show your understanding of the topics. We will look for
clear and logical ideas.