Suppose that the government has a goal to reduce the demand forcigarettes in support of a health program. Given this, the governmentdecided to impose a per-unit tax of 40 centavos per pack that is leviedon the sellers or placed on the sale of cigarettes by the government. Thiscauses a shift of the market supply of cigarettes from S to S' as shown.Price($ per pack)1.501.401.301.15D₁D₂Quantity(Millions of pack)345Answer the following questions regarding this case.se.l1. Is demand and supply for cigarettes elastic, unitary elastic orinelastic? (2 points) Explain your answer. (3 points)2. Determine burden of the tax that falls on consumers and onproducers. (4 points) Who bears most of the burden of the tax? (2points)1.25

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Suppose that the government has a goal to reduce the demand for cigarettes in support of a health program. Given this, the government decided to impose a per-unit tax of 40 centavos per pack that is levied on the sellers or placed on the sale of cigarettes by the government. This causes a shift of the market supply of cigarettes from S to S' as shown. Price ($ per pack) D₁ 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.15 D₂ Quantity (Millions of pack) 4 5 Answer the following questions regarding this case. | 1. Is demand and supply for cigarettes elastic, unitary elastic or inelastic? (2 points) Explain your answer. (3 points) 2. Determine burden of the tax that falls on consumers and on producers. (4 points) Who bears most of the burden of the tax? (2 points) 1.25

Suppose that the government has a goal to reduce the demand for cigarettes in support of a health program. Given this, the government decided to impose a per-unit tax of 40 centavos per pack that is levied on the sellers or placed on the sale of cigarettes by the government. This causes a shift of the market supply of cigarettes from S to S' as shown. Price ($ per pack) D₁ 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.15 D₂ Quantity (Millions of pack) 4 5 Answer the following questions regarding this case. | 1. Is demand and supply for cigarettes elastic, unitary elastic or inelastic? (2 points) Explain your answer. (3 points) 2. Determine burden of the tax that falls on consumers and on producers. (4 points) Who bears most of the burden of the tax? (2 points) 1.25

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