At a price of $1 each, Luciana (an average Bloomington resident) consumes 100 32-ounce sodas per year. Concerned that so much soda consumption may contribute to poor health, the Bloomington Mayor proposes a $0.20 tax on sodas. To avoid losing voters, the Mayor simultaneously proposes mailing a check for $20 to each Bloomington resident. As a result of these two policies, we predict (using the standard consumer choice model) that • Luciana's soda consumption will [Select] • Luciana will be [Select] • The government will collect [Select] from Luciana through the soda tax.
At a price of $1 each, Luciana (an average Bloomington resident) consumes 100 32-ounce sodas per year. Concerned that so much soda consumption may contribute to poor health, the Bloomington Mayor proposes a $0.20 tax on sodas. To avoid losing voters, the Mayor simultaneously proposes mailing a check for $20 to each Bloomington resident. As a result of these two policies, we predict (using the standard consumer choice model) that • Luciana's soda consumption will [Select] • Luciana will be [Select] • The government will collect [Select] from Luciana through the soda tax.
Chapter4: Utility Maximization And Choice
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Problem 4.11P
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