Table 31.3.1 Canada's Market for Widgets

question 49

Multiple Choice

Table 31.3.1
Canada's Market for Widgets

-Table 31.3.1 shows the Canadian supply of and demand for widgets. Widgets are available on the world market for $7. Canadian widget producers convince the government to protect the domestic industry from cheap imports. If the Canadian government sets an import quota of 8 million widgets, the resulting price of a widget in Canada will be ________, and domestic production will be ________.

• A)$6; 40 million
• B)$7; 36 million
• C)$8; 32 million
• D)$9; 28 million
• E)$10; 32 million

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