Suppose a Tax of $3 Per Unit Is Imposed on a Good.The

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Multiple Choice

Suppose a tax of $3 per unit is imposed on a good.The supply curve is a typical upward-sloping straight line,and the demand curve is a typical downward-sloping straight line.The tax decreases consumer surplus by $3,900 and decreases producer surplus by $3,000.The tax generates tax revenue of $6,000.The tax decreased the equilibrium quantity of the good from

• A)2,000 to 1,500.
• B)2,400 to 2,000.
• C)2,600 to 2,000.
• D)3,000 to 2,400.

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Efficiently

Achieving a goal or producing output with the minimum amount of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is accessible to all but is susceptible to overuse and depletion because it is not privately owned.

Public Good

Goods or services that are made available to the entire society for free, by the government or a private organization or individual, not aimed at generating profit.

Common Resource

A type of good that is rivalrous but non-excludable, meaning its use by one individual diminishes its availability for others, but no one can be effectively excluded from using it.