SKV represents the price of cigarettes and therefore the tax per unit of cigarette sold. It...

 

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SKV represents the price of cigarettes and therefore the tax per unit of cigarette sold. It is regulated as a tax that has the effect of increasing its income by 10%. Let the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes be -0.4 and the amount of cigarettes consumed per month be 1 million packs. In this case, answer the questions below. a) How much does cigarette consumption decrease after SKV? b) Will the state's tax revenues increase or decrease after SKV? Please explain. SKV represents the price of cigarettes and therefore the tax per unit of cigarette sold. It is regulated as a tax that has the effect of increasing its income by 10%. Let the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes be -0.4 and the amount of cigarettes consumed per month be 1 million packs. In this case, answer the questions below. a) How much does cigarette consumption decrease after SKV? b) Will the state's tax revenues increase or decrease after SKV? Please explain.

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