suppose that the market for product x is characterized by a typical, downward-sloping, linear demand curve and a typical , upward-sloping, linear supply curve. suppose the price of supply is 0.7. will the dead weight loss form a $3 tax per unit be smaller if the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is 0.6 or if the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is 1.5?
Deadweight loss would be smaller if demand is relatively inelastic because when demand is inelastic imposition of tax decreases quantity demanded by smaller proportion than with elastic demand.
Thus deadweight loss would be smaller if the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is 0.6
suppose that the market for product x is characterized by a typical, downward-sloping, linear demand curve...
In a competitive market with a linear upward-sloping supply curve and a linear downward-sloping demand curve, the government imposes a $10 tax per unit bought and sold. The tax causes the equilibrium quantity to fall from 113 units to 101 units. The deadweight loss of this tax is $______
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Suppose a firm has market power and faces a downward-sloping demand curve for its product, and its marginal cost curve is upward sloping. If the firm reduces its price, then A. producer surplus increases due to new buyers, but the producer surplus from existing customers declines due to the lower price. B. the sum of producer and consumer surplus remains the same, but surplus value is transferred from the producer to consumers. C. the change in producer surplus is transferred...
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