Using the attached graph, calculated the following: Consumer surplus before tax Producer surplus before tax DWL before tax Consumer surplus after tax Producer surplus after tax DWL after tax Who bears the bigger burden of this tax?

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Using the attached graph, calculated the following:

  1. Consumer surplus before tax
  2. Producer surplus before tax
  3. DWL before tax
  4. Consumer surplus after tax
  5. Producer surplus after tax
  6. DWL after tax
  7. Who bears the bigger burden of this tax?
Price (dollars per MP3 player)
260
210
200
190
150
Consumer
surplus
Tax
revenue
Producer
surplus
S + tax
S
Deadweight
loss
D
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Quantity (thousands of MP3 players per week)
Transcribed Image Text:Price (dollars per MP3 player) 260 210 200 190 150 Consumer surplus Tax revenue Producer surplus S + tax S Deadweight loss D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quantity (thousands of MP3 players per week)
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