Assume the market demand for cigarettes is as follows:     Price per pack 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 Quantity (packs per day) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20   Suppose further that smoking creates external costs valued at 50 cents per pack.     a.Draw the social and market demand curves   b.At 3.50 per pack, what quantity is demanded in the market?   c.What is the socially optimal quantity at that price?

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 Assume the market demand for cigarettes is as follows:

 

 

Price per pack

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

Quantity (packs per day)

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

 

Suppose further that smoking creates external costs valued at 50 cents per pack.

 

 

a.Draw the social and market demand curves

 

b.At 3.50 per pack, what quantity is demanded in the market?

 

c.What is the socially optimal quantity at that price?

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