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A tax on hamburgers
Suppose a state government imposes a tax on sales of hamburgers. Before the tax, 16 million hamburgers were sold at $3.25 per hamburger. With the tax in effect, 14 million hamburgers are sold, buyers pay $3.75 per hamburger, and sellers receive $3.00 per hamburger.
In the scenario above, what is the tax ($ per hamburger)?
In the scenario above, what is the tax incidence that falls on the sellers of hamburgers? ($ per six pack)?
Tax= difference between price paid by consumers and price received by sellers.
= 3.75-3= 0.75 per hamburger
Tax incidence on sellers= 3.25-3= 0.25
For per six pack
Tax incidence on sellers = 0.25*6= 1.5