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Suppose the Demand Curve and the Supply Curve in a Market

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Suppose the demand curve and the supply curve in a market are both linear. To begin, there was a $5 tax per unit, and the $5 tax resulted in a deadweight loss of $1,500. Now, the tax per unit is higher, with the higher tax resulting in a deadweight loss of $6,000. What is the amount of the new tax per unit?


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