Question 3 Table: U.S. Demand for and Supply of Widgets Price $1 Quantity 5 Supplied Quantity Demanded 20 O 0 widgets 2 widgets 4 widgets O 6 widgets $2 6 19 $3 7 18 $4 8 17 $5 9 15 $6 10 14 $7 $8 11 $9 12 13 13 12 11 $10 14 10 The United States can import widgets from China at $4 each and from Mexico at $5 each. The United States imposes a tariff of $2 on each of its widget imports. Suppose that the United States and Mexico form a free- trade area. How much trade in widgets is diverted in the U.S.-Mexican free-trade area?

Question 3 Table: U.S. Demand for and Supply of Widgets Price $1 Quantity 5 Supplied Quantity Demanded 20 O 0 widgets 2 widgets 4 widgets O 6 widgets $2 6 19 $3 7 18 $4 8 17 $5 9 15 $6 10 14 $7 $8 11 $9 12 13 13 12 11 $10 14 10 The United States can import widgets from China at $4 each and from Mexico at $5 each. The United States imposes a tariff of $2 on each of its widget imports. Suppose that the United States and Mexico form a free- trade area. How much trade in widgets is diverted in the U.S.-Mexican free-trade area?

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