The Australian government have suggested that they might need to increase GST to help fund the COVID-19 rescue package. GST is a tax on goods and services usually paid at the point of sale. Consider the market for bread. Suppose a loaf costs $4.15 and includes a 15-cent tax per loaf. q3- Suppose that at a price of $4.15 eight hundred loaves are sold and when the tax is increased to 20 cents seven hundred loaves are sold. Calculate the total tax revenue for the government before and after the change in the tax rate.

Economics (MindTap Course List)
13th Edition
ISBN:9781337617383
Author:Roger A. Arnold
Publisher:Roger A. Arnold
Chapter19: Elasticity
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 4QP
icon
Related questions
Question

The Australian government have suggested that they might need to increase GST to help fund the COVID-19 rescue package. GST is a tax on goods and services usually paid at the point of sale. Consider the market for bread. Suppose a loaf costs $4.15 and includes a 15-cent tax per loaf.

q3- Suppose that at a price of $4.15 eight hundred loaves are sold and when the tax is increased to 20 cents seven hundred loaves are sold. Calculate the total tax revenue for the government before and after the change in the tax rate. 

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781337617383
Author:
Roger A. Arnold
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Microeconomics
Microeconomics
Economics
ISBN:
9781337617406
Author:
Roger A. Arnold
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Economics
ISBN:
9781305156050
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Microeconomics: Principles & Policy
Microeconomics: Principles & Policy
Economics
ISBN:
9781337794992
Author:
William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Microeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Economics
ISBN:
9781337517942
Author:
NICHOLSON
Publisher:
Cengage