Figure 9.9 depicts a market for electricity. S1 is the supply curve without the external costs. S2 is the supply curve with the $T tax. Assume electricity production incurs external costs. If the government imposes a pollution tax of $T per mega watt:
A. the supply curve will shift to the right.
B. the supply curve will shift to the left.
C. demand curve will shift to the right.
D. demand curve will shift to the left.
Answer: B
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A) 14.0; 2.4 B) 18.7; 12.8 C) 40.0; 1.8 D) 30.2; 21.0
On the graph above, at the point where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied (let's call it point A), the economy has reached its ________
A) general equilibrium, and barring any shocks, it will not move from A B) long-run equilibrium, and barring any shocks, it will not move from A C) short-run equilibrium, and even without any shocks, it may move away from A D) short-run equilibrium, and barring any shocks, it will not move from A E) none of the above