Who should pay the tax? The following graph gives the labor market for laboratory aides in the imaginary country of Paideia. The equilibrium hourly wage is $10 , and the equilibrium number of laboratory aides is 150 . Suppose the federal government of Paideia has decided to institute an hourly payroll tax of $4 on laboratory aides and wants to determine whether the tax should be levied on the workers, the employers, or both (in such a way that hay the tax is collected from each party). Use the graph input tool to evaluate these thret proposal5; Entering a number into the Tax Levied on Employers feld (inibialy set at adro dallars per hour) shilts the demand curve down by the amount you enter, and entering a number into the Tax Leviod on workers fieid (initially set at acro dollas per bour) shifts the supply curve up by the amount your enter. To determine the before-tax wage for each tar proposal, adjust
Who should pay the tax? The following graph gives the labor market for laboratory aides in the imaginary country of Paideia. The equilibrium hourly wage is $10 , and the equilibrium number of laboratory aides is 150 .
Suppose the federal government of Paideia has decided to institute an hourly payroll tax of $4 on laboratory aides and wants to determine whether the tax should be levied on the workers, the employers, or both (in such a way that hay the tax is collected from each party).
Use the graph input tool to evaluate these thret proposal5; Entering a number into the Tax Levied on Employers feld (inibialy set at adro dallars per hour) shilts the
Note: Once you enter a volue in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly.
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![For each of the proposals, use the previous graph to determine the new number of laboratory aides hired. Then compute the after-tax amount paid
by employers (that is, the wage paid to workers plus any taxes collected from the employers) and the after-tax amount earned by laboratory aides
(that is, the wage received by workers minus any taxes collected from the workers).
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