Write down the equation for the new "effective supply" curve. • Determine the new equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price. • What is the price that the consumers will pay for their tomatoes? • What is the price that the producers will effectively earn for their tomatoes, inclusive of the subsidy? • How much will the government spend on tomato subsidies in this case in total? (Recall the units of measurement: P is the price in dollars per kilogram of tomatoes; and Q is the quantity of tomatoes, expressed in thousands
Suppose the government of the island has decided to make tomatoes more affordable to consumers by imposing a fixed per unit subsidy. Thus, start with the original demand (Qd = 50 – 5P) and supply (Qs = 5P – 25) and analyze this new intervention, the subsidy. The subsidy works like this: tomato sellers receive a $4 refund from the government for each kilogram of tomatoes they sell to consumers. • Write down the equation for the new "effective supply" curve. • Determine the new equilibrium quantity and
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