Draw a domestic demand and domestic supply curve for apples in the United States using data given in the table below.

a. Identify the equilibrium price and quantity without trade. 

b. If the price at which apples are traded in the world market is $0.15 per apple higher than the domestic price, what is the world price? 

c. If the United States allows international trade, how many apples will be produced domestically in the United States and how many apples will be purchased in the United States? 

d. Will the United States import or export apples? How many? 

e. Will consumer surplus rise or fall? What about producer surplus? And total economic surplus?

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Price (per apple) $ 0.15 $ 0.30 $ 0.45 $ 0.60 Quantity demanded domestically (millions of pounds per year) 9,300 8,440 7,580 6,720 Quantity supplied domestically (millions of pounds per year) 7,580 8,440 9,300 10,160