EC02D11 Assignment 1 1. Suppose the market for widgets can be described by the following equations: Demand. P=1D-Q Supply P=Q-4 where F is the price in dollars per unit and Q is the quantity in thousands of units. Then: a. What is the equilibrium price and quantity? b. Suppose the government imposes a tax of $1 per unit to reduce widget consumption and raise government revenues. What will the new equilibrium quantity be? What price will the buyer pay? What amount per unit will the seller receive? c. Suppose the government has a change of heart about the importance of widgets to the happiness of the American public. The tax is removed and a subsidv of $1 per unit granted to widget producers. What will the equilibrium quantity be? What price will the buyer pay? What amount per unit (including the subsidy] will the seller receive? What will be the total cost to the government