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Country A is a large country in the market for Widgets.The following table summarizes two hypothetical situations in country A's domestic market for widgets.The first column depicts the situation with a $1000 tariff on imported widgets.The second column represents the situation with no tariff (that is,under free trade).Assume that transportation costs are zero and that demand and supply curves are linear.
 With $1000 Free Trade Tariff  World price of a widget $2,000$2,500 Tariff per unit $1,000$0 Price of a widget in Country A$3,000$2,500Widgets bought in the U.S. per year 40,00055,000Widgets made in the U.S. per year20,00015,000Widgets imported into the U.S. per year20,00040,000\begin{array}{|l|c|c|}\hline & \text { With } \$ 1000& \text { Free Trade} \\&\text { Tariff } \\\hline \text { World price of a widget }& \$ 2,000 &\$ 2,500 \\\hline \text { Tariff per unit }& \$ 1,000 & \$ 0 \\\hline \text { Price of a widget in Country A} & \$ 3,000 &\$ 2,500 \\\hline \text {Widgets bought in the U.S. per year }& 40,000 & 55,000 \\\hline \text {Widgets made in the U.S. per year} & 20,000 & 15,000 \\\hline \text {Widgets imported into the U.S. per year} & 20,000 & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array}
Find out if there will be net welfare gain for the large country due to the imposition of the tariff.

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