Suppose the market for rum can be described by the following equations: Demand: P= 10- Q,  Supply: P= Q - 4, where P is the price in US dollars per unit and Q is the quantity in thousands of units. Then: 3) suppose the government has a change of heart about the importance of rum to the public. the tax is removed and a subsidy of $1 per unit granted to rum producers. a) what will the equlibrium quantity be? b) what price will the buyer pay? c) what amount per unit (including the subsidy) will the seller recieve? d)  what will be the total cost to the government?

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Suppose the market for rum can be described by the following equations:

Demand: P= 10- Q,  Supply: P= Q - 4, where P is the price in US dollars per unit and Q is the quantity in thousands of units. Then:

3) suppose the government has a change of heart about the importance of rum to the public. the tax is removed and a subsidy of $1 per unit granted to rum producers.

a) what will the equlibrium quantity be?

b) what price will the buyer pay?

c) what amount per unit (including the subsidy) will the seller recieve?

d)  what will be the total cost to the government?

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