Suppose that the government imposes a tax on cigarettes. Use the diagram below to answer the questions. D is the demand curve before tax, S is the supply curve before tax and St is the supply curve after the tax. Price 12 10 12 Qua (a) For the market for cigarettes without the tax, indicate: Seller's reservation price Price paid by consumers • Quantity of cigarettes sold Buyer's reservation price Price paid by producers (b) Calculate the consumer surplus before tax (c) Calculate the producer surplus before tax (d) For the market for cigarettes with the tax indicate Price received by producers Quantity of cigarettes sold Price paid by consumers The tax (e) Calculate the: consumer surplus after the tax producer surplus after the tax Tax revenue Deadweight loss Total surplus after tax

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Can you respond to question d and e please 

Suppose that the government imposes a tax on cigarettes. Use the diagram below to answer the questions. D is the demand curve
before tax, S is the supply curve before tax and St is the supply curve after the tax.
Price
18
12
10
--
10 12
Qua
(a) For the market for cigarettes without the tax, indicate:
Seller's reservation price
• Price paid by consumers
• Quantity of cigarettes sold
Buyer's reservation price
Price paid by producers
(b) Calculate the consumer surplus before tax
(c) Calculate the producer surplus before tax
(d) For the market for cigarettes with the tax indicate
Price received by producers
Quantity of cigarettes sold
Price paid by consumers
The tax
(e) Calculate the:
consumer surplus after the tax
producer surplus after the tax
Tax revenue
Deadweight loss
Total surplus after tax
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the government imposes a tax on cigarettes. Use the diagram below to answer the questions. D is the demand curve before tax, S is the supply curve before tax and St is the supply curve after the tax. Price 18 12 10 -- 10 12 Qua (a) For the market for cigarettes without the tax, indicate: Seller's reservation price • Price paid by consumers • Quantity of cigarettes sold Buyer's reservation price Price paid by producers (b) Calculate the consumer surplus before tax (c) Calculate the producer surplus before tax (d) For the market for cigarettes with the tax indicate Price received by producers Quantity of cigarettes sold Price paid by consumers The tax (e) Calculate the: consumer surplus after the tax producer surplus after the tax Tax revenue Deadweight loss Total surplus after tax
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After tax is imposed the supply curve shifts upward showing the reduction in supply. 

Amount of Tax = After tax price paid by buyers - After tax price received by the sellers.

Total Surplus = Consumer Surplus + Producer Surplus

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