(a) Graphically represent the above scenario in each state, one graph representing the gasoline market in each state. On each graph clearly show: (i) Both the axes (ii) Supply and Demand schedules (iii) The shift in the relevant schedule as a result of the tax (iv) The area denoting the revenue given to the government by the consumers and the producers (v) The Deadweight loss
Consumers of gasoline in (Manhattan) New York are known to have an elastic demand to price of gasoline, whereas those in (Los Angeles) California are inelastic in their demand to gasoline prices. Explain and analyze the effects of a gasoline tax imposed in these two states (of equal dollar-value) by answering the following questions:
(a) Graphically represent the above scenario in each state, one graph representing the gasoline market in each state. On each graph clearly show:
(i) Both the axes
(ii)
(iii) The shift in the relevant schedule as a result of the tax
(iv) The area denoting the revenue given to the government by the consumers and the producers
(v) The
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