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Question 3.2In the market for chocolate bars, the demand function is Q D = 900 – 100P and the supplyfunction is Q S = 200P, where price is given in $ per chocolate bar and quantity is given inthousands of chocolate bars per month. The government then imposes a specific tax of$1.50 on chocolate bars, to discourage their sales.Without using a graph, calculate, showing your working fully:i. The original equil<strong>ib</strong>rium price and quantity before the tax.ii.The new supply function, after the tax.iii.The new equil<strong>ib</strong>rium price and quantity.iv.The change in consumer expenditure.v. The change in producer revenue.vi.The government tax revenue.Produced by Ian Dorton & Jocelyn Blink Page 21

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