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A country which does not tax cigarettes is considering the
introduction of a $0.40 per pack...
A country which does not tax cigarettes is considering the
introduction of a $0.40 per pack tax. The economic advisors to the
country estimate the supply and demand curves for cigarettes
as:
QD = 140,000 -
25,000P QS =
20,000 + 75,000P,
where Q = daily sales in packs of cigarettes, and P = price per
pack. The country has hired you to provide the following
information regarding the cigarette market and the proposed
tax.
- What are the equilibrium values in the current environment with
no tax?
- What price and quantity would prevail after the imposition of
the tax? How much do buyers now pay? How much do produces
recieve?
- How much revenue is raised by the tax?
- Calculate the deadweight loss from the tax.
- Based on your answer in (b), is supply or demand more elastic?
Explain.