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

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

$20 per gadget. The own-price elasticity of demand for gadgets is !0.5. If an excise tax of $4 leads to an increase in the price of gadgets to $24, what must be true about the own-price elasticity of supply for gadgets?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780470563588

4th Edition

Authors: David Besanko, Ronald Braeutigam

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