Figure 4-2 ↑Price 10 9 + 8 Panel 1 Demand 12 3 4 Demand 1 7 8 Quantity 10 9 8 ↑ Price 1 2 Panel 2 Demand 1 6 7 8 Quantity 9. Refer to Figure 4-2. Suppose that the federal government is concerned about obesity in the United States. Congress is considering two plans. One would require "junk food" producers to include warning labels on all junk food. The other would impose a tax on all products considered to be junk food. If the warning labels are successful, we could illustrate the plan as producing a movement from a. Point A to Point B in Panel 1. b. Point B to Point A in Panel 1. c. Point A to Point C in Panel 2. d. Point C to Point A in Panel 2. 10. Refer to Figure 4-2. Suppose that the federal government is concerned about obesity in the United States. Congress is considering two plans. One would require "junk food" producers to include warning labels on all junk food. The other would impose a tax on all products considered to be junk food. We could illustrate the tax as producing a movement from a. Point A to Point B in Panel 1. b. Point B to Point A in Panel 1. c. Point A to Point C in Panel 2. d. Point C to Point A in Panel 2.

Figure 4-2 ↑Price 10 9 + 8 Panel 1 Demand 12 3 4 Demand 1 7 8 Quantity 10 9 8 ↑ Price 1 2 Panel 2 Demand 1 6 7 8 Quantity 9. Refer to Figure 4-2. Suppose that the federal government is concerned about obesity in the United States. Congress is considering two plans. One would require "junk food" producers to include warning labels on all junk food. The other would impose a tax on all products considered to be junk food. If the warning labels are successful, we could illustrate the plan as producing a movement from a. Point A to Point B in Panel 1. b. Point B to Point A in Panel 1. c. Point A to Point C in Panel 2. d. Point C to Point A in Panel 2. 10. Refer to Figure 4-2. Suppose that the federal government is concerned about obesity in the United States. Congress is considering two plans. One would require "junk food" producers to include warning labels on all junk food. The other would impose a tax on all products considered to be junk food. We could illustrate the tax as producing a movement from a. Point A to Point B in Panel 1. b. Point B to Point A in Panel 1. c. Point A to Point C in Panel 2. d. Point C to Point A in Panel 2.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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