In the free-market equilibrium of a perfectly competitive market, the price of the good is 90 dollars and the elasticity of demand and the elasticity of supply values are respectively Ed* =  -6.6 and Es* =  4.1 Suppose the government imposes a per-unit tax equal to 10.4 payable by consumers. Calculate the estimate of the price firms charge consumers in the tax equilibrium using the elasticity values provided above. Then enter that price value below.

A price ceiling on oil below the market equilibrium price would be expected to have all the following effects except: Discouraging the exploration for domestic supplies of oil Creating a shortage of oil Giving consumers more oil to consume at lower prices Increasing the production of alternatives to oil such as natural gas

Demand is negatively sloped. Supply is perfectly elastic. Putting an excise tax on sellers will cause the market price paid by buyers to the sellers to increase. True False

A price ceiling is only effective if it is above the market equilibrium.  True  False

Demand for apartments in town is D (x) =860 – 3x, and the supply is S (x) =500+9x, %3D where x is the number of apartments, in hundreds, and D (x) and S(x) are the rent in dollars per month, per apartment. The equilibrium point is (30, 770). Suppose a maximum rent of $644 per month is imposed by the town council. Find the deadweight loss. $ 1176 $ 1152 $ 16 $ 3072

A perfectly competitive market is characterized by the following inverse demand function and inverse supply function where Q is output and P is the price in dollars. Demand: P = 100 – QD Supply: P = 10 + QS Suppose that a price ceiling of $30 is set by the government. Calculate the consumer surplus, the producer surplus, and the deadweight loss as a result of the government price ceiling

The above below represents the perfectly competitive market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of a tax on suppliers, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve from Supply 1 to Supply 2. Price ($) 8.50 7.25 5.50 B 700 a. $7.25 b. $8.50 A 1,200 Supply 2 Supply 1 Demand Quantity of pumpkins Based on the figure above, what will be the sticker price after the tax is imposed? Note: Since the tax is paid by suppliers, it has to be included in the sticker price paid by the consumer. C. $5.50 d. None of the other options are correct

The market demand function for corn is Q = 30 - 2P. The market supply function is QS = 5P-2.5, both measured in billions of bushels per year. Suppose the government imposes a $8.10 tax per bushel. What will be the effects on aggregate surplus, consumer surplus, and producer surplus? What will be the deadweight loss created by the tax? Instructions: Round your quantities to the nearest whole number. Round prices, surpluses and deadweight losses to 2 decimal places. a. What are the initial equilibrium effects? Complete the table below. Initial equilibrium price Initial equilibrium quantity Initial equilibrium consumer surplus Initial equilibrium producer surplus After-tax equilibrium price After-tax equilibrium quantity After-tax equilibrium consumer surplus After-tax equilibrium producer surplus $ Government revenue After-tax equilibrium aggregate surplus Deadweight loss Before the tax Initial equilibrium aggregate surplus b. What are the effects after the government imposes a $8.10 tax…

In a perfectly competitive market for cheese with downward sloping demand and upward sloping supply, the equilibrium price is $12 per kilo. If the government imposes a price ceiling of $10, we can conclude that the government policy will: Select one: a. reduce the number of units sold only if demand is elastic b. decrease producer surplus and decrease total surplus c. reduce the number of units sold only if demand is inelastic d. decrease producer surplus but increase total surplus e. increase producer surplus but decrease total surplus

Suppose that the demand and supply functions for good x are given as follows: Q=120-2P, +I+P, and Q=-30+ P₁ - 2r+s-2/ where P, denotes the price of good x, P, denotes the price of a related product y, I denotes income, t denotes tax firms face, s denotes subsidy and f denotes factor prices. What happens to the price and quantity equilibrium of good x as Income falls? Price equilibrium falls while quantity equilibrium rises. Both equilibrium price and quantity fall. Price equilibrium rises while quantity equilibrium falls. Both equilibrium price and quantity rise.