What is the equilibrium price? $ What is the equilibrium quantity? What is the amount of the consumer surplus? $ d. What is the amount of the producer surplus? $ e. What is the amount of the total economic surplus? $ 50 4000 units
What is the equilibrium price? $ What is the equilibrium quantity? What is the amount of the consumer surplus? $ d. What is the amount of the producer surplus? $ e. What is the amount of the total economic surplus? $ 50 4000 units
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Transcribed Image Text:a. What is the equilibrium price? $
b. What is the equilibrium quantity?
c. What is the amount of the consumer surplus? $
d. What is the amount of the producer surplus? $
e. What is the amount of the total economic surplus? $
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($) Price
90 $90.00
8288 288 2
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
$50.00
1.0
2.0 3.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
Surplus Measures
7.0
S
8.0
9.0
Off
Quantity
(thousands per week)
0
SETTINGS
Tax imposed on:
Excise Tax (0-$20)
Demand
Perfectly
Inelastic
Supply
Less
Elastic
CALCULATIONS
No Taxi
With Tax
Supply
Relatively Elastic
Perfectly Elastic
Demand
Price Paid
$50.00
$50.00
0.00
Relatively
Elastic
Perfectly
Elastic
Quantity
Reset
4,000
4,000
Instructions: Set demand relatively inelastic such that the X intercept of the demand curve is 6 thousand units (this corresponds to a
vertical intercept of 150), supply relatively elastic such that the vertical intercept is $10, and there is no excise tax (set to $0). Use the
Surplus Areas switch above the graph as needed.
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