Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge beer consumers a tax. Before the tax, 30,000 cases of beer were sold every week at a price of 7 per case. After the tax, 24,000 cases of beer are sold every week; consumers pay $8 per case (including the tax), and case.
The amount of the tax on a case of beer is _______ per case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is _______ per case, and the burden that falls on producers is _______ per case.
True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been larger if the tax had been levied on producers.
True
False
ANSWER:
Tax on a case of beer = amount consumers pay after the tax has been levied - amount producers receive = $8 - $4 = $4
Burden on consumers = amount consumers pay after the tax has been levied - amount consumers pay before tax was levied = $8 - $7 = $1
Burden on producers = Tax on a case of beer - Burden on consumers = $4 - $1 = $3
False as the producers are already bearing more of the brunt of the tax.
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