10.8. In a competitive market, there is currently no tax, and the equilibrium price is $60. The...

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10.8. In a competitive market, there is currently no tax, and the equilibrium price is $60. The market has a downward-sloping demand curve. The government is about to impose an excise tax of $4 per unit. In the new equilibrium with the tax, what price will producers receive and consumers pay if the supply curve is

a) Perfectly elastic?

b) Perfectly inelastic?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780470563588

4th Edition

Authors: David Besanko, Ronald Braeutigam

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