When airfares between Santa Rosa and Los Angeles averages $69, the quantity consumed is 42,500 tickets. One day, an airline tax is levied equal to $10.00 and output falls to 37,000 tickets. Assume that air travelers end up paying 75% of the tax. Briefly describe how you would illustrate the market for air travel before the tax? Due to the tax, briefly describe what happens to supply and/or demand The tax causes the Qd of air travel to ____ and Qs of air travel to ____ The new price paid by air travelers is ____ The new price received by airlines is ______

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  1. When airfares between Santa Rosa and Los Angeles averages $69, the quantity consumed is 42,500 tickets. One day, an airline tax is levied equal to $10.00 and output falls to 37,000 tickets. Assume that air travelers end up paying 75% of the tax.
  • Briefly describe how you would illustrate the market for air travel before the tax?
  • Due to the tax, briefly describe what happens to supply and/or demand
  • The tax causes the Qd of air travel to ____ and Qs of air travel to ____
  • The new price paid by air travelers is ____
  • The new price received by airlines is ______
  • Carefully identify the area of new consumer surplus after the tax
  • Carefully identify the are of new producer surplus after the tax
  • The loss of output and increase in price due to the tax creates a ____ to this market
  • Total expenditures or sales of air travel will be____.
  • Total revenues generated by airlines will be _____
  • Total tax revenue generated by the government will be ____
  • Total taxes paid by air travelers will be ____
  • Total taxes paid by airlines will be ____
  • Calculate the price elasticity of demand and & interpret coefficient. Use the general formula, not the mid point formula
  • Calculate the price elasticity of supply and interpret coefficient. Use the general formula, not the mid point formula.
  • How do total sales in the airline market before and after the tax support your answer in (n) and/or (o)?

 

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