1.Given the following information Qd = 240 – 5p  Qs= P Where  Qd is the quantity demanded, Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What is the consumer surplus after tax?   2. Given the following information Qd= 240 – 5p Qs = P Where Qd is the quantity demanded,  Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What is the producer surplus after tax?   3. Given the following information Qd= 240 – 5p Qs= P Where Qd is the quantity demanded, Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What would be the tax revenue?

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1.Given the following information

Qd = 240 – 5p

 Qs= P

Where  Qd is the quantity demanded, Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What is the consumer surplus after tax?

 

2. Given the following information

Qd= 240 – 5p

Qs = P

Where Qd is the quantity demanded,  Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What is the producer surplus after tax?

 

3. Given the following information

Qd= 240 – 5p

Qs= P

Where Qd is the quantity demanded, Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price. Suppose that the government decides to impose a tax of $12 per unit on sellers in this market. What would be the tax revenue?

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