Assume the United States is a large consumer of steel that is able to influence theworld price. Its demand and supply schedules are respectively denoted byDus and Sus, in Figure 1. The overall (United States plus world) supply schedule ofsteel is denoted by Su.s+w.Figure 1: Import Tariff Levied by a "Large" Country: USASus630Sus . w •t550Sus . w475450425Dus32510304050 55Tons ofSteel520If we assume the US government imposes a tariff on steel in the amount of "t",what will be the effect of the tariff (change in total welfare) to the overall welfare ofthe large economy (USA)? Please calculate the change in the total welfare for theUSA economy after USA imposes tariffs.

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Assume the United States is a large consumer of steel that is able to influence the world price. Its demand and supply schedules are respectively denoted by Du.s. and Sus. in Figure 1. The overall (United States plus world) supply schedule of steel is denoted by Su.s.+w. Figure 1: Import Tariff Levied by a "Large" Country: USA 630 550 475 450 425 325 Sus Sus w.1 Sus w Dus 5 10 20 30 30 40 50 55 Tons of Steel If we assume the US government imposes a tariff on steel in the amount of “t”, what will be the effect of the tariff (change in total welfare) to the overall welfare of the large economy (USA)? Please calculate the change in the total welfare for the USA economy after USA imposes tariffs.

Assume the United States is a large consumer of steel that is able to influence the world price. Its demand and supply schedules are respectively denoted by Du.s. and Sus. in Figure 1. The overall (United States plus world) supply schedule of steel is denoted by Su.s.+w. Figure 1: Import Tariff Levied by a "Large" Country: USA 630 550 475 450 425 325 Sus Sus w.1 Sus w Dus 5 10 20 30 30 40 50 55 Tons of Steel If we assume the US government imposes a tariff on steel in the amount of “t”, what will be the effect of the tariff (change in total welfare) to the overall welfare of the large economy (USA)? Please calculate the change in the total welfare for the USA economy after USA imposes tariffs.

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