The local government has decided that because children's health has large external benefits, it will offer a subsidy to help families pay for visits to the pediatrician. However, the government isn't sure at what level to set the subsidy. The figure below shows the current demand curve for pediatrician visits (MBprivate) and three alternative subsidies, represented by curves Dsubsidy = $30. Dsubsidy = $60. and Dsubsidy = $90 Price $240 $220 $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 S-MCMCal Quantity of pediatrician visits -Dabidy-$30 Didy-580 Doubody-$30 MD private Tools A. DWL 30 A DWL a. Assume that the correct level of subsidy is $60. The socially optimal level of pediatrician visits is. visits b. Compared to the efficient outcome, graph the deadweight loss that would result from subsidies of $30 or $90. Instructions: Use the tools provided "DWL 30' and 'DWLgo' to illustrate the deadweight loss for each subsidy Drag the points to move of resize
The local government has decided that because children's health has large external benefits, it will offer a subsidy to help families pay for visits to the pediatrician. However, the government isn't sure at what level to set the subsidy. The figure below shows the current demand curve for pediatrician visits (MBprivate) and three alternative subsidies, represented by curves Dsubsidy = $30. Dsubsidy = $60. and Dsubsidy = $90 Price $240 $220 $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 S-MCMCal Quantity of pediatrician visits -Dabidy-$30 Didy-580 Doubody-$30 MD private Tools A. DWL 30 A DWL a. Assume that the correct level of subsidy is $60. The socially optimal level of pediatrician visits is. visits b. Compared to the efficient outcome, graph the deadweight loss that would result from subsidies of $30 or $90. Instructions: Use the tools provided "DWL 30' and 'DWLgo' to illustrate the deadweight loss for each subsidy Drag the points to move of resize
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