A Road Blockade at the Border Between the United States

question 4

Essay

A road blockade at the border between the United States and Canada prevents the entry of all lumber products to the United States from Canada.This blockade will:
A.increase the consumer surplus for American lumber consumers.
B.decrease the producer surplus for Canadian lumber producers.
C.increase the total surplus for the American lumber market.
D.increase the total surplus for the Canadian lumber market.

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Definitions:

New Pressure

A term referring to the stress or urgency of a situation, or in a scientific context, the change in the force exerted by a fluid per unit area.

Expanded

Increased in volume or size, often by the introduction of air or in response to heat.

New Pressure

An unspecified or novel force applied uniformly over a surface, measured typically in units such as pascals.

Compressed

Subjected to increased pressure or compacted into a smaller volume.