The next few questions are about this generic market with a negative consumption externality. Fill in the welfare table below with the areas associated with each welfare measure. P S A в 1 D E H MSB

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The next few questions are about this generic market with a negative consumption externality. Fill in the
welfare table below with the areas associated with each welfare measure.
P
S
A
P.
В
P,
D
E
F
P.
G
MSB
Q
0.
Q.
Q
tax that leads to Qo
CS
PS
tax revenue
externality
total surplus
A.) Consumer surplus with the tax is represented by area
а. А
b. A+B+C
c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G
d. B+D+F
B.) The cost of the externality at quantity Q1 is represented by area
а. А+В+D
b. F+G
c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H
d. A+B+C+D+E+H
C.) The social surplus at quantity Q1 is represented by the area
a. A+B+C+D+E
b. F+G-H
c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G
d. A+B+C+D+E+F+G-H
Transcribed Image Text:The next few questions are about this generic market with a negative consumption externality. Fill in the welfare table below with the areas associated with each welfare measure. P S A P. В P, D E F P. G MSB Q 0. Q. Q tax that leads to Qo CS PS tax revenue externality total surplus A.) Consumer surplus with the tax is represented by area а. А b. A+B+C c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G d. B+D+F B.) The cost of the externality at quantity Q1 is represented by area а. А+В+D b. F+G c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H d. A+B+C+D+E+H C.) The social surplus at quantity Q1 is represented by the area a. A+B+C+D+E b. F+G-H c. A+B+C+D+E+F+G d. A+B+C+D+E+F+G-H
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