If the price of a product rises by an amount less than the established tax, 1. Suppliers bear the tax 2. sellers bear the tax 3. buyers and sellers share the burden of tax 4. Buyers bear the tax

1. Consider the market for candy bars given below. Suppose that the government imposes a tax of $2 per candy bar in this market. Show on the graph and calculate the following: Price 5 $4.50 $4 $3.50 Supply 53 $2.50 $2 $1.50 $1 Demand S0.50 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000 Candy Bars A. The quantity the market will produce with the tax. B. The government revenue from the tax. C. The deadweight loss from the tax. D. The consumer surplus with the tax. E. The producer surplus with the tax.

A $1200 television has a 10 percent tax. Calculate the tax amount and total amount due.

indicate whether you think the statement is true or false andexplain why.  9. Natural gas and coal are two fuels used for electricity generation and their cross-price elasticity is positive.10. A tax on gasoline will have a smaller deadweight loss if the demand for gas is inelasticthan if it is elastic.11. If the solar panel industry is competitive, the marginal firm makes zero profits in the longrun.12. The supply of goods depends on the vertical aggregation of individual demands.13. Applying dynamic efficiency to non-depletable renewable energy is not necessary becauseits quantity will not in the future.14. Given a competitive oil market and zero extraction cost, dynamic efficiency entails that thecurrent oil price equals the present discounted value of the future price.

Price Tax Amount of the tax C. Quantity Click to view larger image. Look at the provided figure. What area(s) represent the deadweight loss after the tax? O A + B B + C O E+ F B.

Graph B.5. shows the economics offects of a per-unit tax Refer to Graph B 5. to answer (38 following questions Graph B.5 P S P₁ D₂ D₁ Q Q₁ Q₂ Qs (a) is the tax levied on buyers or on sellers? (b) What is the price buyers pay after the tax is imposed? (c) What is the price the sellers receive after the tax is imposed? (d) What area represents government tax revenue after the tax is imposed? Ps ܘ ܘ ܘ ܘ ܘ P₂ B C F 11 J К H L M

What is the buyers’ share of the burden of the tax _______?

The market supply and demand for a product are shown in the diagram below. Now supose the government imposes a per-unit tax of $1 on producers. (i) What happens to total revenue received by producers after they pay the tax to the government? Explain. (ii) Will producer surplus increase, decrease, or stay the same? (iii) Will total surplus increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

Price a. A. b. B. c. B+C+E + F. d. B + C. e. C. PB Po Ps L AIBI А C 15 Size of tax per unit W Qo Supply Demand Quantity If a tax is placed on the product in this market, tax revenue paid by the buyers is the are

Price S2 Tax B. Amount of the tax D. Quantity Click to view larger image. Look at the provided figure. What area(s) represent producer surplus before the tax? OC+E+ F OC+D+F O C+ D O D F.