Microeconomics
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259915727
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 5DQ
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The price trends in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
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Suppose demand and supply are given by: (LO3, LO4)
Qx d = 14 − 1/2 Px and Qx s = 1/4Px − 1
a. Determine the equilibrium price and quantity. Show the equilibrium graphically.
B. Supposed a $ 12 excise tax is imposed on the good. Determine the new equilibrium price and quantity
C. How much tax revenue does the government earn with the $12 tax
Domestic Demand Function:
p= 80-4Q
Domestic Supply Function:
p= 20+2.5Q
There is an international trade price equal to $15 (pw=15). Although, TheGovernment institutes an import tariff of $9 per unit. Suppose that instead of an import tariff, the government wanted to put an import quota that would make the same change in Producer Surplus as the $9 tarrif
A) What is the size of this import Quota that makes this same change in Producer Surplus as the $9 Tariff? B) What is the Deadweight Loss under this Import Quota?
Suppose demand and supply are given by: Q^d=14-0.5P and Q^s=0.25P-1.
Determine the equilibrium quantity and price in this market. Show the equilibrium graphically.
Suppose a $12 excise tax is imposed on the good.Determine new supply and the new equilibrium quantity and price.
How much does producers' revenue change?
How much tax revenue does the government earn?
Chapter 22 Solutions
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