Scenario 9-2 • for a Small Country Called Boxland,the Equation of the of the Domestic

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Scenario 9-2
• For a small country called Boxland,the equation of the domestic demand curve for
cardboard is ,
where represents the domestic quantity of cardboard demanded,in tons,and represents the price of a ton of cardboard.
• For Boxland,the equation of the domestic supply curve for cardboard is ,
where represents the domestic quantity of cardboard supplied,in tons,and again
represents the price of a ton of cardboard.
-Refer to Scenario 9-2.Suppose the world price of cardboard is $60.Then,relative to the no-trade situation,international trade in cardboard

• A)benefits Boxlandian consumers by $750 and harms Boxlandian producers by $660.
• B)harms Boxlandian consumers by $736 and harms Boxlandian producers by $598.
• C)harms Boxlandian consumers by $704 and benefits Boxlandian producers by $864.
• D)harms Boxlandian consumers by $804 and benefits Boxlandian producers by $984.

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