Market demand (D) for x is P=30-Qand marketsupply (S) for x is P=6+Q.The Government decidesto impose a per-unity of production tax (t = 3)which causes the market supply function todecrease by 3 (shift to the left) or become S'orP'= 9+ Q.Graph, in the same diagram, D, S, andSØ.Compute:(a) Market Gains (MG) before andafter the tax;(b) Governmental Revenue (GR);(c)Economic Welfare (EW); and(d) Dead-Weight Loss(DWL); how is the burden of the tax distributedamong consumers and producers?

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S8.Compute:(a) Market Gains (MG) before and after the tax;(b) Governmental Revenue (GR);(c) Economic Welfare (EW); and(d) Dead-Weight Loss (DWL); how is the burden of the tax distributed among consumers and producers?

S8.Compute:(a) Market Gains (MG) before and after the tax;(b) Governmental Revenue (GR);(c) Economic Welfare (EW); and(d) Dead-Weight Loss (DWL); how is the burden of the tax distributed among consumers and producers?

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Market demand (D) for x is P=30-Qand market
supply (S) for x is P=6+Q.The Government decides
to impose a per-unity of production tax (t = 3)
which causes the market supply function to
decrease by 3 (shift to the left) or become S'or
P'= 9+ Q.Graph, in the same diagram, D, S, and
SØ.Compute:(a) Market Gains (MG) before and
after the tax;(b) Governmental Revenue (GR);(c)
Economic Welfare (EW); and(d) Dead-Weight Loss
(DWL); how is the burden of the tax distributed
among consumers and producers?

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