Microeconomics (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134737508
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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The equilibrium price of a pair of earbuds is $30 per unit. Assume now that a tax of $20 is placed on each pair of earbuds.
Given the graph below, answer the questions that follow.
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a) Before the tax, what is the equilibrium price per pair of earbuds? $
b) According to the graph, after the tax, what is the price a buyer must pay for a pair of earbuds? $
c) According to the graph, after the tax, how much does the seller receive for a pair of earbuds? $
d) What happens to the quantity demanded after the tax? decrease
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USE TABLE #1:
The calculation you used to find the producer surplus for the efficient market for electric automobiles is 1/2 x ($ ____________ - $__________ ) x ( _____ - ________ ). (Remember to use a comma, if a comma is needed and to include the decimal point and two numbers to the right of the decimal point).
On the following graph, use the black curve (plus symbols) to illustrate the deadweight loss in these cases. (Hint: Remember that the area of a
triangle is equal to x Base × Height. In the case of a deadweight loss triangle found on the graph input tool, the base is the amount of the tax and
the height is the reduction in quantity caused by the tax.)
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Deadweight Loss
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DEADWEIGHT LOSS (Dollars)
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Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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