1. Understanding the implications of taxes on welfareThe following graph represents the demand and supply for blinkies (an imaginary product). The black point (plus symbol) indicates the pre-taxequilibrium. Suppose the government has just decided to impose a tax on this market; the grey points (star symbol) indicate the after-tax scenario.PRICE (Dollars per blinkie)DemandSupplyA56.0040.00BDE24.00FQUANTITY (Blinkies)Complete the following table, given the information presented on the graph.ResultPer-unit taxValuePrice producers receive after taxEquilibrium quantity before tax(?)In the following table, indicate which areas on the previous graph correspond to each concept. Check all that apply.ConceptProducer surplus before the tax is imposedDeadweight loss after the tax is imposedConsumer surplus after the tax is imposedABCDEF☐ ☐☐

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Complete the following table, given the information presented on the graph. Result Value Per-unit tax Price producers receive after tax $ Equilibrium quantity before tax In the following table, indicate which areas on the previous graph correspond to each concept. Check all that apply. Concept Producer surplus before the tax is imposed Deadweight loss after the tax is imposed Consumer surplus after the tax is imposed A B C D E ☐ ப ☐ ப ☐ ப ☐ ப F ☐ U

Complete the following table, given the information presented on the graph. Result Value Per-unit tax Price producers receive after tax $ Equilibrium quantity before tax In the following table, indicate which areas on the previous graph correspond to each concept. Check all that apply. Concept Producer surplus before the tax is imposed Deadweight loss after the tax is imposed Consumer surplus after the tax is imposed A B C D E ☐ ப ☐ ப ☐ ப ☐ ப F ☐ U

Principles of Microeconomics

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Chapter6: Supply, Demand And Government Policies

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