Attempts Keep the Highest/4 3. Relationship between tax revenues, deadweight loss, and demandelasticity The government is...

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Attempts Keep the Highest/4 3. Relationship between tax revenues, deadweight loss, and demandelasticity The government is considering levying a tax of $25 per unit on suppliers of either windbreakers or bucket hats. The supply curve for each of these two goods is identical, as you can see on each of the following graphs. The demand for windbreakers is shown by Dw (on the first graph), and the demand for bucket hats is shown by Da (on the second graph). Suppose the government taxes windbreakers. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good. It also shows the supply curve (S+ Tax) shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per windbreaker). On the following graph, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for windbreakers. Then use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. PRICE (Dollars per windbreaker) 00 888 R2 Windbreakers Market Supply Tax Revenue S+Tax Deadweight Loss PRICE (Dollars per windbreaker) Windbreakers Market Supply S+Tax Dw Tax Revenue 114 Deadweight Loss 50 100 150 200 250 300 300 400 450 500 500 000 QUANTITY (Windbreakers) Instead, suppose the govemment taxes bucket hats. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good, as well as the supply curve shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per hat). On the following graph, do for bucket hats the same thing you did previously on the graph for windbreakers. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for bucket hats. Then, use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. Bucket Hats Market Instead, suppose the government taxes bucket hats. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good, as well as the supply curve shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per hat).) On the following graph, do for bucket hats the same thing you did previously on the graph for windbreakers. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for bucket hats. Then, use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. PRICE (Dollars per hat) 40 25 30 RR 20 Bucket Hats Market S+Tax 100 150 200 250 300 300 4 QUANTITY (Hats) Supply Tax Revenue Deadweight Loss Complete the following table with the tax revenue collected and deadweight loss caused by each of the tax proposals. If the Government Taxes... Tax Revenue (Dollars) Deadweight Loss (Dollars) Windbreakers at $25 per windbreaker Bucket hats at $25 per hat Suppose the government wants to tax the good that will generate more tax revenue at a lower welfare cost. In this case, it should tax because, all else held constant, taxing a good with a relatively, elastic demand generates larger tax revenue and smaller deadweight loss. Attempts Keep the Highest/4 3. Relationship between tax revenues, deadweight loss, and demandelasticity The government is considering levying a tax of $25 per unit on suppliers of either windbreakers or bucket hats. The supply curve for each of these two goods is identical, as you can see on each of the following graphs. The demand for windbreakers is shown by Dw (on the first graph), and the demand for bucket hats is shown by Da (on the second graph). Suppose the government taxes windbreakers. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good. It also shows the supply curve (S+ Tax) shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per windbreaker). On the following graph, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for windbreakers. Then use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. PRICE (Dollars per windbreaker) 00 888 R2 Windbreakers Market Supply Tax Revenue S+Tax Deadweight Loss PRICE (Dollars per windbreaker) Windbreakers Market Supply S+Tax Dw Tax Revenue 114 Deadweight Loss 50 100 150 200 250 300 300 400 450 500 500 000 QUANTITY (Windbreakers) Instead, suppose the govemment taxes bucket hats. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good, as well as the supply curve shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per hat). On the following graph, do for bucket hats the same thing you did previously on the graph for windbreakers. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for bucket hats. Then, use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. Bucket Hats Market Instead, suppose the government taxes bucket hats. The following graph shows the annual supply and demand for this good, as well as the supply curve shifted up by the amount of the proposed tax ($25 per hat).) On the following graph, do for bucket hats the same thing you did previously on the graph for windbreakers. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area that represents tax revenue for bucket hats. Then, use the black triangle (plus symbols) to shade the area that represents the deadweight loss associated with the tax. PRICE (Dollars per hat) 40 25 30 RR 20 Bucket Hats Market S+Tax 100 150 200 250 300 300 4 QUANTITY (Hats) Supply Tax Revenue Deadweight Loss Complete the following table with the tax revenue collected and deadweight loss caused by each of the tax proposals. If the Government Taxes... Tax Revenue (Dollars) Deadweight Loss (Dollars) Windbreakers at $25 per windbreaker Bucket hats at $25 per hat Suppose the government wants to tax the good that will generate more tax revenue at a lower welfare cost. In this case, it should tax because, all else held constant, taxing a good with a relatively, elastic demand generates larger tax revenue and smaller deadweight loss.