Compute the quantity of the product

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Question: Suppose that the demand for and the supply of a product in a small open country are given by

Qd = 60 - P and Qs = P - 20. The world price of the product is $36.

(1) Compute the quantity of the product that the country imports from the rest of the world.

(2) Suppose that the government of the country levies the tariff of $2 on the imported product. Compute the deadweight loss, i.e. the loss of welfare, due the tariff.

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