4. Given the following information Qp = 240 – 5P es = P Where Qp is the quantity demanded , s is the quantity supplied and P is the price. The govern-ment enacted a tax of 0.12(12percent) per-unit on sellers in this mar-ket.

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(a) tax revenue
(b) deadweight loss of tax

4. Given the following information
Qp = 240 – 5P
Os = P
Where Qp is the quantity demanded , Qs is the quantity supplied
and P is the price.
The govern-ment enacted a tax of 0.12(12percent) per-unit on sellers in this mar-ket.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Given the following information Qp = 240 – 5P Os = P Where Qp is the quantity demanded , Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. The govern-ment enacted a tax of 0.12(12percent) per-unit on sellers in this mar-ket.
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