Price ofQuantity1. The U.S. government would like to help theAmerican auto industry compete against foreignQuantitysupplied ofimported trucks imported trucksimporteddemanded oftrucksautomakers that sell trucks in the United States.$32,000100400It can do this by imposing an excise tax on eachforeign truck sold in the United States. Thehypothetical pre-tax demand and supplyschedules for imported trucks are given in theaccompanying table.a. In the absence of government interference,what is the equilibrium price of an importedtruck? The equilibrium quantity? Illustrate with a diagram.b. Assume that the government imposes an excise tax of $3,000 per imported truck. Illustrate theeffect of this excise tax in your diagram from part a. How many imported trucks are nowpurchased and at what price? How much does the foreign automaker receive per truck?c. Calculate the government revenue raised by the excise tax in part b. Illustrate it on your diagram.d. How does the excise tax on imported trucks benefit American automakers? Whom does it hurt?How does inefficiency arise from this government policy?31,00020035030,00030030029,00040025028,00050020027,000600150

The U.S. government would like to help the American auto industry compete against foreign automakers that sell trucks in the United States. It can do this by imposing an excise tax on each foreign truck sold in the United States. The hypothetical pre-tax demand and supply schedules for imported trucks are given in the accompanying table. a. In the absence of government interference, what is the equilibrium price of an imported truck? The equilibrium quantity? Illustrate wit b. Assume that the government imposes an excis

The U.S. government would like to help the American auto industry compete against foreign automakers that sell trucks in the United States. It can do this by imposing an excise tax on each foreign truck sold in the United States. The hypothetical pre-tax demand and supply schedules for imported trucks are given in the accompanying table. a. In the absence of government interference, what is the equilibrium price of an imported truck? The equilibrium quantity? Illustrate wit b. Assume that the government imposes an excis

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