Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

On the diagram, D1 represents the demand curve for Indian tea and S1 shows the original supply curve. The Indian government introduces a tax on tea, so the supply curve moves to S2. Which areas on the diagram show the tax revenue earned by the Indian government and the new producer surplus?

  • Atax revenue: w + x; new producer surplus: v
  • Btax revenue: w + x; new producer surplus: w
  • Ctax revenue: w + x + y; new producer surplus: v
  • Dtax revenue: w + x + y; new producer surplus: w

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