Refer to Figure 9.8. If free trade in sugar is replaced by a $50 tariff in sugar, consumer surplus will

A) fall by $50.
B) fall by $26,250.
C) fall by $22,500.
D) rise by $50.
E) rise by $17,500.


C

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