Given the demand and supply equations below, show the burden of a 50% tax on the producers. What is the (a) burden, tax revenue? Then replace the % tax with $40 per unit tax. What is the tax burden and tax revenue? P 180 160 740 100 PO GO 40 20 % tax: Unit tax: 100 180 140 burden on consumer burden on consumer 230 240 260 240 burden on producer burden on producer tax revenue tax revenue S Qtr P

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Given the demand and supply equations below, show the burden of a 50% tax on the producers. What is the (a)
burden, tax revenue? Then replace the % tax with $40 per unit tax. What is the tax burden and tax revenue?
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180
160
740
120
8
100
PO
GO
40
20
% tax:
Unit tax:
jap 180 140 160 110 200 220 240 260 20
burden on consumer
burden on consumer
burden on producer
burden on producer
-S
tax revenue
tax revenue
Qtr
A
Transcribed Image Text:Given the demand and supply equations below, show the burden of a 50% tax on the producers. What is the (a) burden, tax revenue? Then replace the % tax with $40 per unit tax. What is the tax burden and tax revenue? A 180 160 740 120 8 100 PO GO 40 20 % tax: Unit tax: jap 180 140 160 110 200 220 240 260 20 burden on consumer burden on consumer burden on producer burden on producer -S tax revenue tax revenue Qtr A
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