Tax revenue when tax is $80 Tax revenue when tax is $40 Tax revenue when tax is $120 The graph shows the demand and supply of bungee jumps in Xtremeland. The government decides to impose an excise tax on bungee jumps to help pay for the high number of back and neck injuries.

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