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A firm observes that in order to minimize the average cost, it must produce 25,000 units of output. Suppose the government imposes a specific tax on the output of the firm.
 
  Will the output level required to minimize the average cost increase, decrease, stay the same or is it uncertain? Can you tell how much the minimum average cost will change by? Explain.

Question 2

A new law applied to a competitive market that requires that laid off workers be paid a large severance payment will
 
  A) not generate a deadweight loss.
  B) increase total welfare.
  C) increase consumer surplus in the market.
  D) decrease consumer surplus in the market.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The specific tax results in a parallel vertical shift of the average cost by the amount of the tax. Therefore, the minimum point will shift up by precisely the tax. The output level which minimizes the average cost will not change.

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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