A new tax is levied on airline profits to finance improvements in the nation’s airports. The current market rate of interest is 8 percent. However, airline profits are subject to a 50 percent tax. A cost-benefit analysis calculates the percent return to the investment in new air facilities to be 12 percent. Will net benefits from resource use increase as a result of construction of new air travel facilities?

A new tax is levied on airline profits to finance improvements in the nation’s airports. The current market rate of interest is 8 percent. However, airline profits are subject to a 50 percent tax. A cost-benefit analysis calculates the percent return to the investment in new air facilities to be 12 percent. Will net benefits from resource use increase as a result of construction of new air travel facilities?

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285635101

Author:MCEACHERN

Publisher:MCEACHERN

Chapter17: Externalities And The Environment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1QFR

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The perfectly competitive profit-maximizing firm in Exhibit 6 creates water and air pollution as a consequence of producing its output of pigs. If pollution costs are borne by third parties, the firm will maximize economic profit by choosing to a. voluntarily incur costs to reduce its pollution. b. produce at output rate Q3. c. produce at output rate Q2. d. produce at output rate Q4. EXHIBIT 6 Private and Social Cost
Consider a competitive market in which the MPB = 180 – 2q and the MSC = q. In this market, however, there is a positive consumption externality of $60 per unit consumed. What is the efficient level of output in this market? A. 60 B. 80 C. 70 D. 90 E. 100
Refer to the figure above. A program that reduces emissions from the uncontrolled level of e1 to emissions level e2 Group of answer choices A. reveals total costs equal to area (a+b+c+d) B. is clearly preferable to e*, where MD=MAC C. yields negative net benefits because the MD curve lies above the MAC curve D. reveals net benefits of (a + b) – (b)
If producers do not consider the negative externalities associated with carbon emissions, then the market price of their goods will be optimal price and the quantity of their goods will be. quantity. than the than the optimal a. higher, lower. b. lower, higher. c. lower, lower. d. higher, higher. None of the above answers is correct. е.
Suppose a small country, Country X, is considering implementing a Carbon Tax to address environmental concerns and reduce carbon emissions. The government believes that such a tax will have an impact on the country's economic performance. Given the following data: Current annual carbon emissions: 500,000 metric tons The government proposes a carbon tax of $30 per metric ton of carbon emitted. Calculate the potential change in annual carbon tax revenue if the country successfully reduces its carbon emissions by 20% after the implementation of the Carbon Tax.
Consider the market for trees in a public park. These trees are a public good that give benefits to multiple groups of people, as described below. Each Marginal Willingness to Pay curve represents the aggregation of all the individuals in that group, and those groups make decisions collectively. Additionally, the cost of planting trees is given. Consider Q to be the number of trees in the park. Note that no one is ever worse off from additional trees. Arborists: MWTP = 2000 – 5Q Total WTP = 2000Q - 2.5Q2 Environmentalists: MWTP = 1500 – 10Q Total WTP = 1500Q – 5Q2 Casual Park Visitors: MWTP = 800 – 10Q Total WTP = 800Q – 5Q2 Park Haters: MWTP = 500 – 50Q Total WTP = 500Q – 25Q2 MC = 1400 Total Cost = 1400Q (a) If the government does not intervene into the market, how many trees will be planted? (b) What is the socially…
When private costs differ from social costs, leading to a Tragedy of the Commons, which of the following must be present? Question 12 options: a negative externality excludable resources a positive externality poor profit incentive to capitalize on the resource
Bush encroachment is a serious form of rangeland degradation. Discuss ecological and economic impacts of bush encroachment
Unlike mining, the growing of forests often involves positive externalities for other people (benefits derived from growing trees that the forest owner cannot "capture"). Explain some of the positive externalities associated with growing trees (even on private-property woodlots).
You are an industry analyst that specializes in an industry where the market inverse demand is P = 200 - 5Q. The external marginal cost of producing the product is MCExternal = 10Q, and the internal cost is MCInternal = 16Q.Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to the nearest two decimal places.a. What is the socially efficient level of output? unitsb. Given these costs and market demand, how much output would a competitive industry produce? unitsc. Given these costs and market demand, how much output would a monopolist produce? unitsd. Which of the following are actions the government could take to induce firms in this industry to produce the socially efficient level of output.Instructions: In order to receive full credit, you must make a selection for each option. For correct answer(s), click the box once to place a check mark. For incorrect answer(s), click twice to empty the box. Pollution taxesunanswered Pollution permitsunanswered Nonrival consumptionunanswered
Which of the following is NOT a possible way of solving an externality problem of electricity production using coal? A. A quota of electricity production using coal exactly equal to the production level in the socially optimal allocation. B. A ban on coal burning, in order to force the use of alternative energy sources. C. Issue trading rights to burn coal for electricity production, and let a market decide the clearing price for those rights. D. A per-unit tax on the electricity price equal to marginal external cost of burning coal at the socially efficient allocation.
Graphically analyze the effect that a revenue neutral carbon tax has on the consumption of carbon intensive goods.