Suppose the demand for cigarettes is Q = 15 - 0.5Pand the supply of cigarettes is Q = P - 3, where P is the price per pack of cigarettes. Suppose the government imposes a cigarette tax of $3 per pack.    (a) What is the price paid by producers and  price faced by consumers?  (b) What is the government revenue from the tax and What is the total dollar amount of tax revenue that is ultimately paid by consumers (i.e. consumers' tax burden)?  (c) What is the excess

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Suppose the demand for cigarettes is Q = 15 - 0.5Pand the supply of cigarettes is Q = P - 3, where P is the price per pack of cigarettes. Suppose the government imposes a cigarette tax of $3 per pack. 

 

(a) What is the price paid by producers and  price faced by consumers? 

(b) What is the government revenue from the tax and What is the total dollar amount of tax revenue that is ultimately paid by consumers (i.e. consumers' tax burden)? 

(c) What is the excess burden of the tax?

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