The demand for cigarettes is given by Figure 1 P = 550 - 0.2Q. Price 650- Cigarettes are manufactured at a constant marginal cost of 100 and sold in a competitive market. 600- 550 What is the quantity of cigarettes sold in equilibrium? 500 450- Oprivate = 400- 350- If cigarettes generate a marginal external cost of MEC = 0.20Q, what is the socially optimal level of cigarettes? 300 250 Qsocially optimal" %3D 200 150- Using Figure 1 on the right that already shows the market demand curve to illustrate the private and social MC curves. Also, point out the private market quantity, the socially optimal quantity, and the social welfare cost. 100 50 0- 1) Using the line drawing tool, illustrate the private marginal cost curve. Label this curve as 'MC'. 400 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 Output 800 2) Using the line drawing tool, illustrate the social marginal cost curve. Label this curve as 'MSC'. (Hint: to plot this correctly you may first want to plot the socially optimal point 'B' in step 4 below)

The demand for cigarettes is given by Figure 1 P = 550 - 0.2Q. Price 650- Cigarettes are manufactured at a constant marginal cost of 100 and sold in a competitive market. 600- 550 What is the quantity of cigarettes sold in equilibrium? 500 450- Oprivate = 400- 350- If cigarettes generate a marginal external cost of MEC = 0.20Q, what is the socially optimal level of cigarettes? 300 250 Qsocially optimal" %3D 200 150- Using Figure 1 on the right that already shows the market demand curve to illustrate the private and social MC curves. Also, point out the private market quantity, the socially optimal quantity, and the social welfare cost. 100 50 0- 1) Using the line drawing tool, illustrate the private marginal cost curve. Label this curve as 'MC'. 400 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 Output 800 2) Using the line drawing tool, illustrate the social marginal cost curve. Label this curve as 'MSC'. (Hint: to plot this correctly you may first want to plot the socially optimal point 'B' in step 4 below)

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