In the figure to the right, the importing country imposes a tariff that raises the domestic price from $8 to $12 but lowers the foreign export price from $8 to $4. The net welfare gain from this tariff for the importing country is ○ A. $4. B. $18. C. $34. D. $16. - Price, P 24- 22- 20- 18- 16- 14- 12- 10 8- 6- 4- 2- 0 1 D 9 10 11 12 Quantity, Q

In the figure to the right, the importing country imposes a tariff that raises the domestic price from $8 to $12 but lowers the foreign export price from $8 to $4. The net welfare gain from this tariff for the importing country is ○ A. $4. B. $18. C. $34. D. $16. - Price, P 24- 22- 20- 18- 16- 14- 12- 10 8- 6- 4- 2- 0 1 D 9 10 11 12 Quantity, Q

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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