Price(dollarsper gallon)Supply, S,Tax$3.803.403.20Demand30 35Quantity(billions of gallonsper year)The figure above represents demand and supply in the market for gasoline.Using the diagram, how much of the tax is paid by the seller?O $3.20O $.60$.40O $.20 The federal government pays airlines to service small cities in the United Statesthrough a subsidy program called Essential Air Service which was established in1978 when the airline industry was deregulated. Most subsidies can't exceed$200 per passenger. What would happen if the government increased thesubsidy to $400 per passenger?Government payments to airlines would decrease.Consumer Surplus would decrease.O The supply curve would shift to the left.There would be a fall in the price and an increase in the quantity passengers.

1) The wedge between the supply curves before and after tax would be the tax amount. This is given…

Price (dollars per gallon) Supply, S, Tax $3.80 3.40 3.20 Demand 30 35 Quantity (billions of gallons per year) The figure above represents demand and supply in the market for gasoline. Using the diagram, how much of the tax is paid by the seller? O $3.20 O $.60 $.40 $.20

Price (dollars per gallon) Supply, S, Tax $3.80 3.40 3.20 Demand 30 35 Quantity (billions of gallons per year) The figure above represents demand and supply in the market for gasoline. Using the diagram, how much of the tax is paid by the seller? O $3.20 O $.60 $.40 $.20

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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