Using Mannings estimate of external costs of $0.33 per pack of cigarettes: (a) Calculate the new market
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Using Manning’s estimate of external costs of $0.33 per pack of cigarettes:
(a) Calculate the new market price for cigarettes using a demand elasticity of 0.25.
Would this be economically effi cient?
(b) Calculate the government’s revenue from a $0.33 tax on cigarettes in part (a).
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The Economics Of Health And Health Care
ISBN: 9781138208049
8th Edition
Authors: Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano
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