Consider the market for unskilled labor in Iowa. Suppose the state government votes to impose a $3.00 tax on each worker's ourly wages. The labor supply curve will shift up by $3.00. Use the points to trace out the tax revenue the government will ain from this tax and answer the questions. Hourly wage ($) 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 87654 Supply + tax Supply Demand Tax Revenue
Consider the market for unskilled labor in Iowa. Suppose the state government votes to impose a $3.00 tax on each worker's ourly wages. The labor supply curve will shift up by $3.00. Use the points to trace out the tax revenue the government will ain from this tax and answer the questions. Hourly wage ($) 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 87654 Supply + tax Supply Demand Tax Revenue
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![Consider the market for unskilled labor in Iowa. Suppose the state government votes to impose a $3.00 tax on each worker's
hourly wages. The labor supply curve will shift up by $3.00. Use the points to trace out the tax revenue the government will
gain from this tax and answer the questions.
Hourly wage ($)
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
32HD9 8 7 6 54321
12
11
10
Supply + tax
Supply
Demand
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Workers (in thousands)
Tax Revenue](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5be0791a-4ba9-4571-a590-0ebee27668c0%2F13c03555-bdb7-4b7e-a2d3-0c621c4b1f33%2Fdce9noj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the market for unskilled labor in Iowa. Suppose the state government votes to impose a $3.00 tax on each worker's
hourly wages. The labor supply curve will shift up by $3.00. Use the points to trace out the tax revenue the government will
gain from this tax and answer the questions.
Hourly wage ($)
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
32HD9 8 7 6 54321
12
11
10
Supply + tax
Supply
Demand
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95100
Workers (in thousands)
Tax Revenue
![Calculate the tax revenue generated per hour by the tax.
tax revenue: $ 135000
Determine the portion of the tax borne by the workers.
tax borne by the workers: $ 45000
Calculate the excess burden, also called deadweight loss, created by the tax.
excess burden: $ 7500
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Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the tax revenue generated per hour by the tax.
tax revenue: $ 135000
Determine the portion of the tax borne by the workers.
tax borne by the workers: $ 45000
Calculate the excess burden, also called deadweight loss, created by the tax.
excess burden: $ 7500
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