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 $45 and international trade is allowed.Then Boxland's consumers demand

• A)110 tons of cardboard and Boxland's producers supply 75 tons of cardboard.
• B)110 tons of cardboard and Boxland's producers supply 96 tons of cardboard.
• C)96 tons of cardboard and Boxland's producers supply 75 tons of cardboard.
• D)96 tons of cardboard and Boxland's producers supply 96 tons of cardboard.

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