Suppose that demand is given by Q = 117 - 1P while supply is given by Q = 3(P-T) - 17. Where T is a commodity tax placed on sellers. If the government set T = 3.67, what will be the size of the deadweight loss?

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Suppose that a market is described by the following supply and demand equations:

QS= 2P

QD = 300P

a. Solve for the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity.

b. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so the new demand equation is QD = 300 (PT). Solve for the new equilibrium. What happens to the price received by sellers, the price paid by buyers, and the quantity sold?

c. Tax revenue is T×Q. Use your answer to part (b) to solve for tax revenue as a function of T.
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(Hint: Looking sideways, the base of the deadweight loss triangle is T, and the height is the difference between the quantity sold with the tax and the quantity sold without the tax.)

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