Consider the market for meekers in the imaginary economy of meekertown. in the absence of international trade, the domestic price of a meeker is $21. suppose that the world price for a meeker is $22. assume that meekertown is too small to influence the world price for meekers once they enter the international market. if meekertown allows free trade, then it will meekers.
given current economic conditions in meekertown, complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is true or false.
statement
meekertownian consumers are worse off under free trade than they were before. true or false
meekertownian producers are worse off under free trade than they were before. true or false

Richardson hired j. c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j. c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."