42 Supply and Demand Analysis: an Oil Import Fee

question 64

Multiple Choice

4.2 Supply and Demand Analysis: An Oil Import Fee
Refer to the information provided in Figure 4.4 below to answer the questions that follow. Figure 4.4
-Refer to Figure 4.4. Assume that initially there is free trade. If the United States then imposes a $25 tax per barrel of imported oil, the tax revenue generated will equal

• A) $25 million per day.
• B) $50 million per day.
• C) $100 million per day.
• D) $125 million per day.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

The sum of hours contributed by workers directly participating in the creation of a product or the execution of a service.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in manufacturing that vary directly with the level of production output, such as utilities and raw materials.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with manufacturing that remain constant regardless of the level of production, such as rent and salaries of managerial staff.

Machine-Hours

A measurement unit used in accounting and manufacturing to allocate costs to products based on the number of hours machines are operated during the production process.