PRICE2018161412108642Figure 10-3Social ValueSupplyDemand,2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20QUANTITYRefer to Figure 10-3. If the government wanted to tax or subsidize this good to achieve the socially optimal level of output, it wouldO a. introduce a subsidy of $4 per unit.O b. impose a tax of $4 per unit.O c. impose a tax of $2 per unit.O d. introduce a subsidy of $2 per unit.

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Assume that the market for house cleaning in Richmond is free and competitive, without taxes or externalities and that daily 2,000 housing units are cleaned. p* D Q* Q Q* Q Your friend suggests that it would be more efficient if less house cleaning took place in Richmond, say 1,500. (S)he argues that the less is cleaned, the greater the total surplus. Do you agree? O a. Hard to say. If demand is really elastic, then maybe. O b. Yes. Less cost is always more efficient. Oc No. If output is lower than equilibrium output, marginal social cost> marginal social benefit, resulting in DWL of underproduction. O d. No. If output is lower than equilibrium output, marginal social cost marginal social benefit. resulting in DWL of underproduction. O e. None of the answers offered are accurate.
6 To discourage the consumption of a product, the government should impose a tax on the consumers instead of the producers. Do you agree? Explain with a suitable market diagram.
10. 3 The schedule below represents the willingness of a typical consumer to pay for wine in a year. Suppose there are 1000 identical consumers in the community. Price per Bottle of Wine $ 50 $ 40 $ 30 $ 20 $ 10 a. b. Refer to the table above. If the market price was $30, the total consumers' surplus for the community equals; $0. C. d. e. Bottles of Wine Consumed per Year I $ 500,000. $ 600,000. $ 200,000. $ 300,000. 2345
36 O 30 2 PRICE (Dollars per unit) 18 2 6 100 Social Cost Supply Demand 200 300 400 500 600 QUANTITY (Units of plastic) Refer to Figure 10-6. In order to reach the social optimum, the government should a. impose a tax of $9 per unit on plastics. b. impose a tax of $3 per unit on plastics. C. impose a tax of $12 per unit on plastics. d. offer a subsidy of $9 per unit on plastics.
37 $50 Supply $40 t of $30 E $20 F Price $10 Ceiling Demand $0 40 80 120 160 200 Quantity In the market shown in the diagram above, the government has imposed a Price Ceiling at $10. Assuming the original equilibrium at point E was socially optimal, the Deadweight Loss from the Price Ceiling would be Select one: а. $800 b. $200 c. $100 d. $400 Price
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1. Define social surplus and deadweight loss. Provide examples and explain your answer.
2. Answer the following question according to the figure below, 18- 16 Supply 14- 12 10 4 2- Demand 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 Q If the government imposes a tax of $6 per unit in this market, a. How many units will be bought and sold in the market after the tax is imposed? b. How much the buyers will pay after tax? c. How much the sellers will receive after tax? d. How the $6 tax will be shared between buyers and seller?
If the government subsidizes a product, what is the relationship between the price that buyers pay (PB) and the price that sellers receive (PS)? a. PB + subsidy = Ps b. PB + Ps= subsidy O c.PB = Ps+ subsidy Od. PB (1 + subsidy) = Ps
The government is worried about high rates of cigarette smoking and so it's considering implementing a cigarettes tax. The government knows that the demand for cigarettes is very inelastic, and the supply of cigarettes is perfectly elastic. Which of the following statements are true? (Select all that apply.) O a. It doesn't matter how the tax is implemented. O b. There are positive externalities associated with smoking. O c. Smoking will decrease only slightly in the short-run. O d. Regardless of how the tax is implemented, consumers will pay the full amount of the tax. O e. The government will collect more revenue if the tax is on the suppliers. O f. Consumers and suppliers will split the burden of the tax. O g. Smoking will decrease more if the tax is the on the suppliers. O h. A tax on cigarettes is one way to make smokers internalize the cost of the externalities associated with smoking. O i. Smoking will decrease more in the long-run than in the short-run. O j. Smoking will…
Question 10 (1 point) P. Ps per unit pe sub- sidy Pe QA Qc Figure 14.1 Refer to Figure 14.1. Suppose the government imposes a subsidy of Ps minus Po. Compared to a free market, consumer surplus increases by area "b +c + d + e" area "f + g +h + i" area "f +g+h + i+ j" area "b +c + d"

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