= 2. The market demand and supply functions for liquor are: Q = 2000 - 20P and Q 200 + 10P. To reduce the externality created by drunks, the HK government decided to impose $10 per unit tax on the producers. a Find the price paid by buyers, price received by sellers and the quantity sold with the tax. b Find the changes in consumer surplus and producer surplus. с Find the deadweight loss of the policy.
= 2. The market demand and supply functions for liquor are: Q = 2000 - 20P and Q 200 + 10P. To reduce the externality created by drunks, the HK government decided to impose $10 per unit tax on the producers. a Find the price paid by buyers, price received by sellers and the quantity sold with the tax. b Find the changes in consumer surplus and producer surplus. с Find the deadweight loss of the policy.
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