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Title: Suppose the price of gasoline is $3.50 per gallon, the quantity of gasoline demanded is 150 billion ...
Post by: yuknam on Oct 9, 2019

Question 1.

What factors would make you more sensitive or less sensitive to price when purchasing gasoline?



Question 2.

Suppose the price of gasoline is $3.50 per gallon, the quantity of gasoline demanded is 150 billion gallons per year, the price elasticity of demand for gasoline is -0.06, and the federal government decides to increase the excise tax on gasoline by $1.00 per gallon, which increases the price of gasoline by $0.75 per gallon. What is the new equilibrium quantity of gasoline demanded after the tax is imposed?



109.72 billion gallons per year



127.25 billion gallons per year



148.27 billion gallons per year



161.61 billion gallons per year



Title: Suppose the price of gasoline is $3.50 per gallon, the quantity of gasoline demanded is 150 billion ...
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Title: Suppose the price of gasoline is $3.50 per gallon, the quantity of gasoline demanded is 150 billion ...
Post by: yuknam on Oct 9, 2019
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