Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:In order to reduce environmentally harmful emissions, the state of California wanted to
discourage the use of large SUVS. The state found that the demand and supply schedules of
SUVS were the following:
Price of SUVS Quantity of SUVS Demanded
(in thousands)
Quantity of SUVS Supplied
(in thousands)
$33,000
$32,000
$31,000
$30,000
$29,000
$28,000
$27,000
$26,000
$25,000
$24,000
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350
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700
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50
900
a) Sketch the market for SUVS including the supply and demand curves according to the
schedule and label the equilibrium price and quantity.
b) Suppose the California decided to institute a tax of $3000 per SUV purchased. On your
graph, illustrate the effects of the excise on the market for SUVS. Include the price paid
by consumers, the price received by producers, the quantity sold with the tax, the
consumer surplus, the producer surplus, the government revenue, and the deadweight|
loss due to the tax.
c) Calculate the consumer and producer surplus before and after the tax, the amount of
government revenue collected, and the deadweight loss.
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