Figure 19-2
Suppose the U.S. government imposes a $0.40 per pound tariff on rice imports. Figure 19-2 shows the impact of this tariff.
-Refer to Figure 19-2.The increase in domestic producer surplus as a result of the tariff is equal to the area

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Figure 19-2
  Suppose the U.S. government imposes a $0.40 per pound tariff on rice imports. Figure 19-2 shows the impact of this tariff.
-Refer to Figure 19-2.The increase in domestic producer surplus as a result of the tariff is equal to the area

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The increase in domestic producer surplus due to the tariff is represented by area C, which is the area between the domestic supply curve and the world price line, up to the quantity produced domestically after the tariff is imposed.

Figure 19-2 Suppose the U.S. Government Imposes a $0.40 Per