Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 4SPPA
To determine
To explain:
The effect of tax cut on the price and production of gasoline provided the price is increased suddenly due to the global shortage of the oil.
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8. Suppose we want regular cars to be gradually replaced by electric cars. There
are several kinds of government interventions that could be used to make this
happen, or at least to push the car market to produce and sell more electric cars.
Explain how a tax could be used for this purpose, and then explain how a subsidy
could be used for this purpose.
if the city of San Jose removes a tax on hotel rooms, then the price paid by buyers will
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1. increase, and the price received by hotel owners will increase.
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3. decrease, and the price received by hotel owners will increase.
4. decrease, and the price received by hotel owners will decrease.
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1. supply curve for Snickers chocolate to shift down (=increase) by $0.15
2. supply curve for Snickers chocolate to shift up (=decrease) by $0.15.
3. demand curve for Snickers chocolate to shift down (=decrease) by $0.15.
4. demand curve for Snickers chocolate to shift up (=increase) by $0.15.
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per gallon
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GH¢4.00
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Price elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of supply
i.
ii.
e. From your calculation, which of the two curves is more elastic? Explain
your answer.
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