The demand for rutabagas is Q= 2,000 – 300P and the supply of rutabagas is Q =-100+ 100P.a (10’) Who bears the statutory incidence of a $2 per unit tax on the sale of rutabagas?b. (25') Who bears the economic incidence of this tax? Explain.Hint: you need to calculate the consumers' tax burden and producers' tax burdenrespectively.

The demand for rutabagas is Q= 2,000 – 300P and the supply of rutabagas is Q =-100 + 100P. (10') Who bears the statutory incidence of a $2 per unit tax on the sale of rutabagas? (25') Who bears the economic incidence of this tax? Explain. Hint: you need to calculate the consumers' tax burden and producers' tax burden respectively.

The demand for rutabagas is Q= 2,000 – 300P and the supply of rutabagas is Q =-100 + 100P. (10') Who bears the statutory incidence of a $2 per unit tax on the sale of rutabagas? (25') Who bears the economic incidence of this tax? Explain. Hint: you need to calculate the consumers' tax burden and producers' tax burden respectively.

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