Study Guide for Microeconomics
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Author: Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 7E
The United States currently imports all of its coffee. The annual
- a. If there is no tariff, how much do consumers pay for a pound of coffee? What is the quantity demanded?
- b. If the tariff is imposed, how much will consumers pay for a pound of coffee? What is the quantity demanded?
- c. Calculate the lost
consumer surplus . - d. Calculate the tax revenue collected by the government.
- e. Does the tariff result in a net gain or a net loss to society as a whole?
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