Pls answer very fast.I ll upvote. Thank You The figure below shows the market for water-skiing permits on Shuswap Lake in British Columbia. Every person who wishes to water ski must obtain a permit, which is valid for one day. Suppose that each water skier imposes a $4 negative externality on other people who use the lake.

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The figure below shows the market for water-skiing permits on Shuswap Lake in British Columbia. Every person who wishes to water ski must obtain a permit, which is valid for one day. Suppose that each water skier imposes a $4 negative externality on other people who use the lake.

 
Price of ski permits($)
20
Sprivate
14
12
X
10
8
6
Dprivate
18
16
4
2
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Skiers (permits) per day
O
a. The socially optimal level of water skiing is
permits.
b. If there is no government intervention in this market, the deadweight loss from ignoring the negative externality would be $
c.Suppose the government imposes a $12 tax on suppliers of water skiing permits. Compared to social optimum, the net
(Click to select) in surplus from this tax is $
(Hint: The tax overcorrects for the negative externality.)
Transcribed Image Text:Price of ski permits($) 20 Sprivate 14 12 X 10 8 6 Dprivate 18 16 4 2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Skiers (permits) per day O a. The socially optimal level of water skiing is permits. b. If there is no government intervention in this market, the deadweight loss from ignoring the negative externality would be $ c.Suppose the government imposes a $12 tax on suppliers of water skiing permits. Compared to social optimum, the net (Click to select) in surplus from this tax is $ (Hint: The tax overcorrects for the negative externality.)
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