Q14 Suppose the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is -0.85 and that the government can essentially set the price of cigarettes by altering the tax rate. If the government wishes to reduce thequantity of cigarettes demanded by 10 percent, how much must it raise the price of cigarettes?The government, to achieve its goal, must raise the price of cigarettes by percent. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

A product's price elasticity of demand is an estimation of how sensitive the quantity demanded is to…

Suppose the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is 0.85 and that the government can essentially set the price of cigarettes by altering the tax rate. If the government wishes to quantity of cigarettes demanded by 10 percent, how much must it raise the price of cigarettes? The government, to achieve its goal, must raise the price of cigarettes by percent. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

Suppose the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is 0.85 and that the government can essentially set the price of cigarettes by altering the tax rate. If the government wishes to quantity of cigarettes demanded by 10 percent, how much must it raise the price of cigarettes? The government, to achieve its goal, must raise the price of cigarettes by percent. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

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