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Suppose that the demand for vodka is P = 50 ? 2Q, and Supply is P = 3Q. The government is considering levying a $1
Suppose that the demand for vodka is P = 50 ? 2Q, and Supply is P = 3Q. The government is considering levying a $1 tax on vodka producers.
a) Graphically show, and arithmetically solve for, how the tax changes the equilibrium quantity and price.
b) How much revenue does this tax raise? How much revenue comes from consumers, and how much from producers?
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Mathematical Applications for the Management Life and Social Sciences
Authors: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds
11th edition
9781337032247, 9781305465183, 1305108043, 1337032247, 1305465180, 978-1305108042
