30) Suppose a small island nation imports sugar for its population at the world price of$1,500 per ton. The domestic market for sugar is shown below.250020001500S = World priceDomestic pricewith subsidy100050048.121620Quantity (tons/day)If the government provides a subsidy of $500 per ton, then relative to before thesubsidy, total economic surplus willA) increase; $1,000C) decrease; $6,500byB) decrease; $1,000D) increase; $6,500per day.Price ($/ton)

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Suppose a small island nation imports sugar for its population at the world price of $1,500 per ton. The domestic market for sugar is shown below. 2500 2000 1500 S = World price Domestic price with subsidy 1000 Price ($/ton)

Suppose a small island nation imports sugar for its population at the world price of $1,500 per ton. The domestic market for sugar is shown below. 2500 2000 1500 S = World price Domestic price with subsidy 1000 Price ($/ton)

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