ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Suppose the nation of Isoland is an importer of textiles and is looking for a way to raise government revenue. The following graph shows the effect of
a tariff on textile imports.
Price of Textiles
с
G
1
B
Supply
P+T
D
E
F
Demand
PW
I
Q
"S,1
$2
Quantity of Textiles
Having rejected a tariff on textiles (a tax on imports), the president of Isoland is now considering the same-sized tax on textile consumption (including
both imported and domestically produced textiles).
Under a textile consumption tax, the quantity of textiles consumed in Isoland is
and the quantity produced in Isoland is
The following table shows the effect of an import tariff on the nation of Isoland.
Complete the remaining columns of the following table by indicating the effect of the same-sized tax on textile consumption.
Under Tariff
Before Tariff or Tax
After
Consumer Surplus
Producer Surplus
Government Revenue
None
Total Surplus
A+B+C+D+E+F
G
A+B
Change
-(C+D+E+F)
Under Consumption Tax
After
Change
C+G
+C
E
+E
A+B+C+D+E+F+G
A+B+C+E+G
(D+F)
The
raises more revenue for the government, and the
has a smaller deadweight loss associated with
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the nation of Isoland is an importer of textiles and is looking for a way to raise government revenue. The following graph shows the effect of a tariff on textile imports. Price of Textiles с G 1 B Supply P+T D E F Demand PW I Q "S,1 $2 Quantity of Textiles Having rejected a tariff on textiles (a tax on imports), the president of Isoland is now considering the same-sized tax on textile consumption (including both imported and domestically produced textiles). Under a textile consumption tax, the quantity of textiles consumed in Isoland is and the quantity produced in Isoland is The following table shows the effect of an import tariff on the nation of Isoland. Complete the remaining columns of the following table by indicating the effect of the same-sized tax on textile consumption. Under Tariff Before Tariff or Tax After Consumer Surplus Producer Surplus Government Revenue None Total Surplus A+B+C+D+E+F G A+B Change -(C+D+E+F) Under Consumption Tax After Change C+G +C E +E A+B+C+D+E+F+G A+B+C+E+G (D+F) The raises more revenue for the government, and the has a smaller deadweight loss associated with
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