Consumer and Producer surplus Stax P $100 $70 $50 $45 $X $5 40 60 Q Assume an excise tax that has caused a decrease in Supply as shown on the graph above Show all work. a. How much is the tax per- unit b. How much is the value of X (intercept of the green line). How do you describe what that value is? с. How much is the consumer surplus before the tax? d. How much is producer surplus before the tax? e. How much is the consumer surplus after the tax? f. How much is producer surplus after the tax? g. How much is the deadweight loss as a result of the tax
Consumer and Producer surplus Stax P $100 $70 $50 $45 $X $5 40 60 Q Assume an excise tax that has caused a decrease in Supply as shown on the graph above Show all work. a. How much is the tax per- unit b. How much is the value of X (intercept of the green line). How do you describe what that value is? с. How much is the consumer surplus before the tax? d. How much is producer surplus before the tax? e. How much is the consumer surplus after the tax? f. How much is producer surplus after the tax? g. How much is the deadweight loss as a result of the tax
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