2. A cash-starved town decides to impose a $6 excise tax on T-shirts sold. The following table...

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2. A cash-starved town decides to impose a $6 excise tax on T-shirts sold. The following table shows the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied at various prices.

Price per Quantity Quantity T-shirt demanded supplied

$19 0 60

$16 10 50

$13 20 40

$10 30 30

$ 7 40 20

$ 4 50 10

a. What are the equilibrium quantity demanded and the quantity supplied before the tax is implemented? Determine the consumer and producer surplus before the tax.

b. What are the equilibrium quantity demanded and the quantity supplied after the tax is implemented? Determine the consumer and producer surplus after the tax.

c. How much tax revenue does the town generate from the tax?

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Principles Of Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780393935769

1st Edition

Authors: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock

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