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The above figure shows the market for rice in Japan where price is expressed in dollars. S represents the domestic supply curve, and the horizontal line at P = 1 represents the world supply curve. Suppose a free market exists. An import quota of Q
2 units would
◦ increase producer surplus by "d."
◦ cause social welfare to fall by "j."
◦ cause consumer surplus to fall by "e."
◦ have no effect.