Suppose that Maria is willing to pay $40 for a haircut, and her stylist Juan is willing
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a. What possible prices for the haircut would be beneficial to both Maria and Juan? How much total surplus (i.e., the sum of consumer and producer surplus) would be generated by this haircut?
b. If the state where Maria and Juan live instituted a tax on services that included a $5 per haircut tax on stylists and barbers, what happens to the range of haircut prices that benefit both Maria and Juan? Will the haircut still happen? Will this tax alter the total economic benefit of this haircut?
c. What if instead the tax was $20?
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a Any price greater than 25 will make Juan better off any price lower than 40 will make Maria better ...View the full answer
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