In: Economics
Demand: QD = 100 - 2p Supply: QS = 3p
If government imposes a 10% ad valorem tax to be collected from sellers, what is the price consumers will pay? How much tax revenue is collected?
ANSWER:
Qs = 3p
p = Qs / 3
sellers recieve price + 10% tax = (1 + 10%) * Q / 3 = 1.1Q / 3
now substituting the price in demand we get:
Q = 100 - 2p = 100 - 2 * (1.1q / 3) = 100 - 2.2q / 3
q = 100 - (2.2q / 3)
q + 2.2q / 3 = 100
5.2q / 3 = 100
5.2q = 300
q = 300 / 5.2 = 57.69
solving for price + tax we get
100 - 2p = q
100 - 2p = 57.69
100 - 57.69 = 2p
42.31 = 2p
p + tax= 42.31 / 2
p + tax = 21.15
p + 10% = 21.15
p = 21.15 / 10%
p = 19.23
tax revenue = (21.15 - 19.23) * 57.69 = 110.76
price paid by consumers is 21.15