Assume that the demand curve for sporting guns is described by Q D =100 2 p

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Assume that the demand curve for sporting guns is described by Q=100 − 2 p and the supply is described by Q=−20+ p (Q& Qare in millions, p is in $) 

a. Compute the competitive equilibrium price and quantity. Draw a graph of supply and demand curve and label it correctly. Compute the total value created in the market for sporting guns. 

b. Suppose that the government views sporting guns as a luxury product and taxes the consumers $6 for each sporting gun they buy. Solve the new competitive equilibrium. What losses do consumers of sporting guns incur as a result of the tax? What losses, if any, do the producers of sporting guns incur?

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Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture

ISBN: 978-0073375823

5th edition

Authors: James Brickley, Jerold Zimmerman, Clifford W. Smith Jr

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