A large city currently provides free water service to residents. The marginal social cost of making a
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a. Draw a graph to show that the current monthly consumption of water is not efficient.
b. Show the net gains in well-being possible by applying a user charge of 5 cents per gallon to residential users.
Assume that monthly consumption declines to 400,000 gallons after the user charge is imposed. Calculate the tax revenues that can be freed for other uses each month (including a reduction in taxes to local residents) after the user charge is imposed.
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Public Finance A Contemporary Application of Theory to Policy
ISBN: 978-1285173955
11th edition
Authors: David N Hyman
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