It may be helpful if you illustrated your own graphs on a piece of paper to help you answer this question. Please provide your answers to this question directly below in the space provided. Please number your answers according to the corresponding letter of each question. Qd Qs Price (Gas) (Gas) $.075 65 $1.50 60 15 $2.25 55 25 $3.00 35 $3.75 45 45 $4.50 40 55 $5.25 35 65 a. Using the information above, briefly describe how you would illustrate equilibrium? In other words how would you draw the equilibrium market for gas. b. Briefly describe the changes to supply and demand as a result of the government's decision to eliminate excise taxes imposed on gas production that pay for highway maintenance and environmental conservation, while simultaneously, in the market for electric vehicles, the price of electric vehicles significantly declines, Assume the effect due to the price of electric vehicles is greater. and Qs of gas c. As a result of the elimination of excise taxes only, the Qd of gas 50
It may be helpful if you illustrated your own graphs on a piece of paper to help you answer this question. Please provide your answers to this question directly below in the space provided. Please number your answers according to the corresponding letter of each question. Qd Qs Price (Gas) (Gas) $.075 65 $1.50 60 15 $2.25 55 25 $3.00 35 $3.75 45 45 $4.50 40 55 $5.25 35 65 a. Using the information above, briefly describe how you would illustrate equilibrium? In other words how would you draw the equilibrium market for gas. b. Briefly describe the changes to supply and demand as a result of the government's decision to eliminate excise taxes imposed on gas production that pay for highway maintenance and environmental conservation, while simultaneously, in the market for electric vehicles, the price of electric vehicles significantly declines, Assume the effect due to the price of electric vehicles is greater. and Qs of gas c. As a result of the elimination of excise taxes only, the Qd of gas 50
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![It may be helpful if you illustrated your own graphs on a piece of paper to help you answer this question.
Please provide your answers to this question directly below in the space provided. Please number your
answers according to the corresponding letter of each question.
Qd
Qs
Price
(Gas)
(Gas)
$.075
65
$1.50
60
15
$2.25
55
25
$3.00
50
35
$3.75
45
45
$4.50
40
55
$5.25
35
65
a. Using the information above, briefly describe how you would illustrate equilibrium? In other words how would you
draw the equilibrium market for gas.
b. Briefly describe the changes to supply and demand as a result of the government's decision to eliminate excise
taxes imposed on gas production that pay for highway maintenance and environmental conservation, while
simultaneously, in the market for electric vehicles, the price of electric vehicles significantly declines. Assume the
effect due to the price of electric
icles is greater.
c. As a resut of the elimination of excise taxes only, the Qd of gas
and Qs of gas
and Qs of gas
d. Due to the decline in the price of e-vehicles only, the Qd of gas
e. Overall though, equilibrium price
and equilibrium quantity
f. As a result of the events in (b), one of the parties is severely affected. Therefore, the government steps in and fixes
the price in order to assist the affected party. This is called a
Where would you draw this on your graph?
g. The effect of this government policy is a
and now there is a
producer surplus
h. As a result, consumer surplus
occurring due to the price control.
i, What two mechanisms may the government implement in order to reduce the effects of its policy in (f)?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa204cf79-6df4-4f25-af61-d4fca6ca5b9e%2Ffb82b71e-e85d-49bf-87d2-40b3de9d2417%2Feos6mrq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:It may be helpful if you illustrated your own graphs on a piece of paper to help you answer this question.
Please provide your answers to this question directly below in the space provided. Please number your
answers according to the corresponding letter of each question.
Qd
Qs
Price
(Gas)
(Gas)
$.075
65
$1.50
60
15
$2.25
55
25
$3.00
50
35
$3.75
45
45
$4.50
40
55
$5.25
35
65
a. Using the information above, briefly describe how you would illustrate equilibrium? In other words how would you
draw the equilibrium market for gas.
b. Briefly describe the changes to supply and demand as a result of the government's decision to eliminate excise
taxes imposed on gas production that pay for highway maintenance and environmental conservation, while
simultaneously, in the market for electric vehicles, the price of electric vehicles significantly declines. Assume the
effect due to the price of electric
icles is greater.
c. As a resut of the elimination of excise taxes only, the Qd of gas
and Qs of gas
and Qs of gas
d. Due to the decline in the price of e-vehicles only, the Qd of gas
e. Overall though, equilibrium price
and equilibrium quantity
f. As a result of the events in (b), one of the parties is severely affected. Therefore, the government steps in and fixes
the price in order to assist the affected party. This is called a
Where would you draw this on your graph?
g. The effect of this government policy is a
and now there is a
producer surplus
h. As a result, consumer surplus
occurring due to the price control.
i, What two mechanisms may the government implement in order to reduce the effects of its policy in (f)?
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