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A small country is considering imposing a tariff on imported wine at the rate of $5 per bottle. Economists have estimated the following based on this tariff amount:  World price of wine (free trade) : $20 per bottle  Domestic production (free trade) : 500,000 bottles  Domestic production (after tariff) : 600,000 bottles  Domestic consumption (free trade) : 750,000 bottles  Domestic consumption (after tariff) : 650,000 bottles \begin{array} { l l } \text { World price of wine (free trade) : } & \$ 20 \text { per bottle } \\\text { Domestic production (free trade) : } & 500,000 \text { bottles } \\\text { Domestic production (after tariff) : } & 600,000 \text { bottles } \\\text { Domestic consumption (free trade) : } & 750,000 \text { bottles } \\\text { Domestic consumption (after tariff) : } & 650,000 \text { bottles }\end{array} The consumption effect of the tariff on wine is worth


A) $250,000.
B) $500,000.
C) $3.5 million.
D) $2.75 million.

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