A small country imports T-shirts. With free trade at a world price of $10, domestic production is 10 million T-shirts and domestic consumption is 42 million T-shirts. The country's government now decides to impose a quota to limit T-shirt imports to 20 million per year. With the import quota in place, the domestic price rises to $12 per T-shirt and domestic production rises to 15 million T-shirts per year. If the import licenses are allocated for free based on fixed favoritism, how much will be gained by the importers with the quota licenses?
A. $240 million
B. $200 million
C. $70 million
D. $40 million
Answer: D
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