Consider the following policies, each of which is aimed at reducing violent crime by  reducing the use of guns. Illustrate by demand and supply diagrams followed with an  explanation the effect of each of these proposed policies. For each question, show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of guns sold, the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by  producers, has the number of guns sold increased or decreased] a. A tax on gun buyers  b. A tax on gun sellers  c. A binding price floor on guns  d. A tax on gun ammunition

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Consider the following policies, each of which is aimed at reducing violent crime by 
reducing the use of guns. Illustrate by demand and supply diagrams followed with an 
explanation the effect of each of these proposed policies.

For each question, show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of guns
sold, the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by 
producers, has the number of guns sold increased or decreased]


a. A tax on gun buyers 
b. A tax on gun sellers 
c. A binding price floor on guns 
d. A tax on gun ammunition 

 

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