Consider the market described by the graph below where the vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 22 20 10 16 14 12 10 ↑ Price .. Supply Demand 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 T Quantity The per-unit burden of the tax on buyers is O $16 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus $6 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus $6 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus $16 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus
Consider the market described by the graph below where the vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 22 20 10 16 14 12 10 ↑ Price .. Supply Demand 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 T Quantity The per-unit burden of the tax on buyers is O $16 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus $6 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus $6 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus $16 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus
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![Consider the market described by the graph below where the vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market.
22
20
10
16
14
12
10
Price
Demand
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Supply
Quantity
The per-unit burden of the tax on buyers is
$16 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus.
$6 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus
$6 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus.
$16 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus.
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the market described by the graph below where the vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market.
22
20
10
16
14
12
10
Price
Demand
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Supply
Quantity
The per-unit burden of the tax on buyers is
$16 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus.
$6 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus
$6 and the tax results in a loss of $2700 in consumer surplus.
$16 and the tax results in a loss of $900 in consumer surplus.
2.5 po
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