Exploring Economics
Exploring Economics
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ISBN: 9781544336329
Author: Robert L. Sexton
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 7, Problem 10P
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The deadweight loss occurred from the subsidy with the help of consumer surplus and producer surplus.

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Demand: P=40+i-6Q   Supply: P=4Q+w   i is income & w is wages   there is a $20 subsidy to consumers, what would be the consumer surplus?
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The demand and supply of some good are as follows:                Qd = 100 - P                Qs = 10 + 4P, (a) What is the equilibrium price and quantity? (b) Suppose the government imposes a tax of $5 per unit. Find: (i) the new equilibrium quantity (ii) the price a buyer will pay (iii) the price a seller will receive (iv) the deadweight loss (c) ALTERNATIVELY, suppose that the government grants a subsidy of $5 per unit. Find: (i) the new equilibrium quantity (ii) the price a buyer will pay (iii) the price a seller will receive (iv) the deadweight loss
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