The government wants to discourage the consumption of sugary drinks and proposes introducing a 20 percent tax

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The government wants to discourage the consumption of sugary drinks and proposes introducing a 20 percent tax on them. A survey shows that the demand for sugary drinks is perfectly elastic and people are equally happy to stop consuming those drinks and switch to healthier alternatives. Producers of sugary drinks complain and say they will increase their prices by 20 percent.

Explain, and illustrate with a graph, why sugary drinks producers are wrong.

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Economics

ISBN: 9781292433639

14th Global Edition

Authors: Michael Parkin

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