Consider the following policies, each of which is aimed at reducing violent crime by reducing the use of guns. Illustrate by demand and supply diagrams followed with an explanation the effect of each of these proposed policies. [Hint: For each question, show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of guns sold, the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by producers, has the number of guns sold increased or decreased] c. A binding price floor on guns d. A tax on gun ammunition

Consider the following policies, each of which is aimed at reducing violent crime by reducing the use of guns. Illustrate by demand and supply diagrams followed with an explanation the effect of each of these proposed policies. [Hint: For each question, show the price paid by consumers, the price received by producers, and the quantity of guns sold, the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by producers, has the number of guns sold increased or decreased] c. A binding price floor on guns d. A tax on gun ammunition

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

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Chapter2: Economics: Eight Powerful Ideas

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