If a Textile Worker Earns $38,000 Per Year Working in the Textile

question 50

Multiple Choice

If a textile worker earns $38,000 per year working in the textile mill on a job that was saved by a protective tariff costing consumers $148,000 per year (for that job alone) , the textile worker could be paid $48,000 to stay at home all day watching TV when the protective tariff is eliminated, and consumers would still be better off by approximately

• A)$18,000 per year.
• B)$48,000 per year.
• C)$100,000 per year.
• D)$168,000 per year.

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