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daltonest1984

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Economics is best defined as the study of how individuals decide to use limited resources in an attempt to satisfy unlimited wants.
 a. True
  b. False

Question 2

Return to the market for cigarettes from the previous questions. Suppose the government implements the tax you found in the previous question. But suppose the government is making a mistake. The true demand curve is in fact , and this is not a result of any behavioral bias. Compute the deadweight loss of the government's tax policy.
 a. DWL = 0.
  b. DWL = 500.
  c. DWL = 1,000
  d. DWL = 2,500.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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