Microeconomics
Microeconomics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781319098780
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 7, Problem 1P
To determine

a. The government tax revenue in 2015 from the excise tax

b. On January 1, 2016, the total excise tax increased to $6.20 per ticket. What is the quantity of tickets transacted now? What is the average ticket price now? What is the 2016 government tax revenue?

c. Does this increase in the excise tax increase or decrease the government tax revenue?

Concept Introduction:

Excise tax - It is a tax paid at the time of the purchase of good. It is included in the price of the product.

Demand - Demand is the quantity of a commodity that a consumer is willing to purchase at a particular price in a given period of time.

Supply - Supply is the quantity of a commodity that producer is willing to sell at a particular price in a given period of time.

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