The above figure shows the market for rice in Japan where price is expressed in dollars. S represents the domestic supply curve, and the horizontal line at P = $1 represents the world supply curve

If a $1 tariff is imposed on imported rice, the loss in social welfare is A) b + c + d + e.
B) a.
C) i.
D) a + c + d + e.


C

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