Problem 2 The government raises taxes on cigarettes from $1 per to $2 per pack. Prior to the tax increase, 5 million packs were sold each year. The new equilibrium quantity is 4 million packs a. Calculate the total revenue before and after the tax increase. Before the increase, tax revenue was $ million. After the increase, tax revenue was $ million. Question 3 b. Revenue ( Select ] which tells us that the [ Select ] V dominated.

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Problem 2
The government raises taxes on cigarettes from $1 per to $2 per pack. Prior to the tax increase, 5 million packs were sold each year. The new equilibrium quantity is 4 million packs.
a. Calculate the total revenue before and after the tax increase.
Before the increase, tax revenue was $
million.
After the increase, tax revenue was $
million.
Question 3
b. Revenue
[ Select ]
which tells us that the
[ Select ]
dominated.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 2 The government raises taxes on cigarettes from $1 per to $2 per pack. Prior to the tax increase, 5 million packs were sold each year. The new equilibrium quantity is 4 million packs. a. Calculate the total revenue before and after the tax increase. Before the increase, tax revenue was $ million. After the increase, tax revenue was $ million. Question 3 b. Revenue [ Select ] which tells us that the [ Select ] dominated.
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