The United States wheat market is shown in Figure 17P-5. Suppose the United States wants to protect its wheat industry by imposing a tariff of $1/bushel on foreign wheat, which currently sells at world price of $4/bushel. 

a. Graph consumer and producer surplus after the $1/bushel tariff is imposed. 

b. How much revenue does the U.S. government collect from the tariff? 

c. Graph the deadweight loss associated with the tariff below the equilibrium quantity. Then graph the deadweight loss associated with the tariff above the equilibrium quantity.

Figure 17P-5:

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