Consider the market in the figure where D1 denotes demand and S1 denotes supply. When a unit tax of 15 is imposed on sellers in the market, the loss in consumer surplus (relative to the no tax equilibrium) is producer surplus is deadweight loss of the tax is the loss in and the Price 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2839 9 2 5 0 65 60 55 50 15 D₁ S 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 100 Quantity

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Consider the market in the figure where D1
denotes demand and S1 denotes supply. When a
unit tax of 15 is imposed on sellers in the market,
the loss in consumer surplus (relative to the no
tax equilibrium) is
producer surplus is
deadweight loss of the tax is
the loss in
and the
Price
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
2839 9 2 5 0
65
60
55
50
15
D₁
S
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
100
Quantity
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the market in the figure where D1 denotes demand and S1 denotes supply. When a unit tax of 15 is imposed on sellers in the market, the loss in consumer surplus (relative to the no tax equilibrium) is producer surplus is deadweight loss of the tax is the loss in and the Price 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2839 9 2 5 0 65 60 55 50 15 D₁ S 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 100 Quantity
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