In: Economics
Consider again the market for a type of equipment used by fans of crafting.
As a reminder, before the tax:
Vertical intercept, demand curve: 80
Vertical intercept, supply curve: 50
P* = $60
Q* = 40
And after:
The tax makes the price paid by buyers rise to $70 and the price received by sellers to fall to $55. With the tax, only 20 units are sold.
Calculate producer surplus AFTER the tax is applied. Carefully follow all numeric instructions.
After tax produced receives=$55
and quantity=20
and supply curve starts with price intercept=50
Thus producer surplus=area below the price line and above supply curve
it means it is the difference between the actual price and the minimum acceptable price.
Thus producer surplus=1/2*5**20=50