Illustrate, with the use of an appropriate figure, what the deadweight loss from the imposition of a sugary tax would look like.

suppose that the local government of Columbus decides to institute a tax on seltzer consumers. Before the tax, 20,000 packs of seltzer were sold every week at a price of $10 per pack. After the tax, 15,000 packs of seltzer are sold every week; consumers pay $12 per pack (including the tax), and proceeds nrecieve $5 per pack.

1. What is the equilibrium price and quantity? 2. Suppose the government imposes a tax of $1.00 on each water bottle. Complete the column showing quantity supplied after the tax. (Hint: at a price of $8.00 the quantity supplied was 36000. With the tax, this quantity supplied will be supplied only at a price of $9.00, so the Quantity supplied with a tax at 9.00 is 36000) You continue, so at $8.50, the producer only gets 7.50. so is only willing to offer 32000 units. Qd Price 000s) $9.00 20 8.50 8.00 7.50 7.00 6.50 6.00 24 28 32 36 40 44 Qs (000s) 44 40 38 32 28 24 20 Quantity supplied after tax Qs(t) (000s) 36 32 Price 28 24 3. On your graph, plot the new supply curve after the imposition of the tax (in a different colour, to differentiate the supply curve). 4. What will be the new equilibrium price and quantity? 5. How much of the tax is passed onto the consumers in the form of price increase, and how much is paid by the producers? Indicate the producer and consumer burden on your…

Suppose that the local government of Santa Fe decides to institute a tax on soda consumers. Before the tax, 45,000 liters of soda were sold every week at a price of $10 per liter. After the tax, 38,000 liters of soda are sold every week; consumers pay $14 per liter (including the tax), and producers receive $8 per liter. The amount of the tax on a liter of soda is 3 that falls on producers is 5 per liter. True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been the same as if the tax had been levied on producers. True per liter. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is 3 O False per liter, and the burden