Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 263

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
Figure: The Market for Tea in Sri Lanka
-(Figure: The Market for Tea in Sri Lanka) Look at the figure The Market for Tea in Sri Lanka. In autarky, the price is P₁. When the economy is opened to trade, the price rises to P_W and the change in total surplus is:

• A)I.
• B)G + H + I.
• C)G + H + I + J + K.
• D)F + G + H + I + J + K.

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Settlement Price

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