Assume the market demand for cigarettes is (a) If cigarettes are priced at $6 a pack, how
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(a) If cigarettes are priced at $6 a pack, how many packs will smokers buy?
(b) If secondhand smoke creates $2 of harm per pack, what is the optimal rate of smoking?
(c) How large a tax is needed to achieve this outcome?
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Price per pack $10 $9 $8 $7 $6 $5 $4 $3 Quantity demanded 14 16 4 12 10 (million packs per year)
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