Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134738321
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3.8PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
The equilibrium price and quantity of gasoline after price ceiling .
Sub part (b):
To determine
The impact of decreasing the price.
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When airfares between Santa Rosa and Los Angeles averages $69, the quantity consumed is 42,500 tickets. One day, an airline tax is levied equal to $10.00 and output falls to 37,000 tickets. Assume that air travelers end up paying 75% of the tax.
Briefly describe how you would illustrate the market for air travel before the tax?
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The tax causes the Qd of air travel to ____ and Qs of air travel to ____
The new price paid by air travelers is ____
The new price received by airlines is ______
Carefully identify the area of new consumer surplus after the tax
Carefully identify the are of new producer surplus after the tax
The loss of output and increase in price due to the tax creates a ____ to this market
Total expenditures or sales of air travel will be____.
Total revenues generated by airlines will be _____
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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