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The y intercepts for D, and S are 6, and 2 respectively.What is the consumer surplus and produce surplus after the taxation.

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Answer is A. 2,1

Consumer surplus = 1/2 × (5-3)× 2 = 1/2 × 2×2 = 4/2 = 2

Producer surplus = 1/2 (3-2)× 2 = 1/2 × 1× 2 = 2/2 = 1.

Consumer surplus is the area below the demand curve and above the price line. Producer surplus is the area above the supply curve and below the price line.

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