42 Supply and Demand Analysis: an Oil Import Fee

question 18

Multiple Choice

4.2 Supply and Demand Analysis: An Oil Import Fee
Refer to the information provided in Figure 4.4 below to answer the questions that follow. Figure 4.4
-Refer to Figure 4.4. If a $25 per barrel tax is levied on imported oil, the United States will

• A) import 2 million barrels of oil per day.
• B) import 6 million barrels of oil per day.
• C) import 10 million barrels of oil per day.
• D) export 10 million barrels of oil per day.

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