Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 9 - Part III - Application: International Trade - Problems and Applications - Page 192: 11

Answer

Please see the graph. The quantity of steel produced increases, as does the domestic price of steel. The quantity of steel consumed decreases. It is not a good policy as consumers are made worse off and total surplus decreases.

Work Step by Step

Consumer surplus decreases from $A+B+C$ to $A$. Producer surplus increases from the sum of areas $F+G+H+I+J+K+L$ to the sum of areas $B+C+D+F+G+H+I+J+K+L$. Government (or tax) revenue decreases from zero to the negative sum of the areas of $C+D+E$. Total surplus changes from the sum of the areas $A+B+C+F+G+H+I+J+K+L$ to the sum of the areas $A+B-E+F+G+H+I+J+K+L$.
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