In Sucrosia, the supply curve for sugar is as follows: pg53

Under pressure from nutrition activists, the government decides to tax sugar producers with a $5 tax per 100 pound bag. Using the figure above, draw the new supply curve. After the tax is enacted, what price will bring forth quantities of 10,000? 15,000? 20,000? Give your answers in the table below:

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Price (per 100 pound bag) Quantity $30 10,000 $50 15,000 $70 20,000 Price of sugar $70 50 30 Supply of sugar 10 15 20 Quantity of sugar (1000s)