If the United States is currently importing 14 million barrels per day at a world price of $4.00 per unit (the entire amount consumed), what is the effect on imports of a tax equal to $12.00 per unit? Price per Barrel $4 Quantity of Barrels Supplied (Millions) 8 12 16 9240 6 20 8 Quantity of Barrels Demanded (Millions) 14 13 12 11 10 24 28 10 12 9 8 Using the table above, after the imposition of the $12.00 per-unit tax, the new quantity supplied is ☐ million barrels and the new quantity demanded is ☐ million barrels. (Enter your responses as a whole number)

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If the United States is currently importing 14 million barrels per day at a world price of $4.00 per unit (the entire
amount consumed), what is the effect on imports of a tax equal to $12.00 per unit?
Quantity of Barrels
Supplied
Quantity of Barrels
Demanded
Price
per
Barrel
(Millions)
(Millions)
$4
0
14
8
2
13
12
4
12
16
6
11
20
8
10
24
28
10
12
9
8
Using the table above, after the imposition of the $12.00 per-unit tax, the new quantity supplied is million barrels and
the new quantity demanded is ☐ million barrels. (Enter your responses as a whole number.)
Transcribed Image Text:If the United States is currently importing 14 million barrels per day at a world price of $4.00 per unit (the entire amount consumed), what is the effect on imports of a tax equal to $12.00 per unit? Quantity of Barrels Supplied Quantity of Barrels Demanded Price per Barrel (Millions) (Millions) $4 0 14 8 2 13 12 4 12 16 6 11 20 8 10 24 28 10 12 9 8 Using the table above, after the imposition of the $12.00 per-unit tax, the new quantity supplied is million barrels and the new quantity demanded is ☐ million barrels. (Enter your responses as a whole number.)
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