The Local Community Is Considering Two Options to Raise Money

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Essay

The local community is considering two options to raise money to finance a new civic center. The first option is to institute a per unit tax on restaurant meals of $2.46. The market demand and supply functions for restaurant meals are: Calculate consumer and producer surplus with the per unit tax. The second option the community is considering implementing is an income tax. If an income tax is implemented, the new demand for restaurant meals is: Calculate the level of consumer and producer surplus in the restaurant market with the income tax. Which of the two options will reduce the sum of consumer and producer surplus the least?

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