Gizmos are produced and sold in a competitive market. When there is no tax, the equilibrium price

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Gizmos are produced and sold in a competitive market. When there is no tax, the equilibrium price is $100 per gizmo. The own-price elasticity of demand for gizmos is known to be about -0.9 and the own-price elasticity of supply is about 1.2. In commenting on a proposed excise tax of $10 per gizmo, a newspaper article states that "the tax will probably drive the price of gizmos up by about $10." Is this a reasonable conclusion?
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0073375854

2nd edition

Authors: Douglas Bernheim, Michael Whinston

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