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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
Jan-2006 - Nov-2010
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Polytechnic State University
Jan-2012 - Nov-2016
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The demand and supply function of hockey sticks is given by:
Qd = 286 – 20P
Qs = 88 + 40P
In order to raise revenue to finance minor hockey so that Canada can continue its gold medal streak at the Olympics, the federal government decides to impose a tax of $2 per hockey stick sold, to be paid by the buyers of hockey sticks.
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a. [10 marks]Determine the equilibrium price and quantity of hockey sticks both before and after the tax. How is the burden of tax shared between buyers and seller?
b. [2.5 marks]How many hockey sticks would be sold before the tax is imposed? After the tax?
c. [5 marks]Graph the supply and demand curves for hockey sticks both before and after the tax.
d. [2.5 marks]What would happen if the tax was paid by sellers of hockey sticks instead of buyers?
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