Suppose the the demand for a product is given by Qd = 40 − 3P , and supply by Qs = 5 + 2P Suppose that government places a tax on consumers of 10 per unit on producers. (a) What will be the price and quantity with the tax? (b) How much will be the consumer be paying, including the tax, for each unit that the consumer purchases? (c) How much will the government be collecting in tax revenues? (d) What is the consumer surplus now that a tax has been placed on the product? (e) What is the producer surplus? (f) What is the deadweight loss?

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Suppose the the demand for a product is given by Qd = 40 − 3P , and
supply by Qs = 5 + 2P
Suppose that government places a tax on consumers of 10 per unit on
producers.
(a) What will be the price and quantity with the tax?
(b) How much will be the consumer be paying, including the tax, for
each unit that the consumer purchases?
(c) How much will the government be collecting in tax revenues?
(d) What is the consumer surplus now that a tax has been placed on the
product?
(e) What is the producer surplus?
(f) What is the deadweight loss?

 
 

 

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