Unit 2: Supply, Demand, and Consumer Choice

Excise Tax = A per unit tax on producers #4 Excise Taxes Excise Tax = A per unit tax on producers For every unit made, the producer must pay $ NOT a Lump Sum (one time only)Tax The goal is for them to make less of the goods that the government deems dangerous or unwanted. Ex: Cigarettes “sin tax” Alcohol “sin tax” Tariffs on imported goods Environmentally Unsafe Products Etc. 2

Government sets a $2 per unit tax on Cigarettes Excise Taxes Supply Schedule Government sets a $2 per unit tax on Cigarettes P P Qs $5 140 $4 120 $3 100 $2 80 $1 60 S $5 4 3 2 1 D o Q 3 40 60 80 100 120 140

Government sets a $2 per unit tax on Cigarettes Excise Taxes Supply Schedule Government sets a $2 per unit tax on Cigarettes P Will this result in a movement along the Supply Curve or a Supply Curve Shift? Why? P Qs $5 $7 140 $4 $6 120 $3 $5 100 $2 $4 80 $1 $3 60 S $5 4 3 2 1 Will this result in a movement along the Supply Curve or Supply Curve shift? (Shift) Why? (Not a true movement toward equilibrium, but an outside, artificial force on the mkt.) D o Q 4 40 60 80 100 120 140

Tax is the vertical distance between supply curves Excise Taxes STax Supply Schedule P P Qs $5 $7 140 $4 $6 120 $3 $5 100 $2 $4 80 $1 $3 60 S $5 4 3 2 1 Tax is the vertical distance between supply curves D o Q 5 40 60 80 100 120 140

Identify the following: Excise Taxes S Identify the following: Price before tax Price consumers pay after tax Price producers get after tax Total tax revenue for the government before tax Total tax revenue for the government after tax P S $5 4 3 2 1 1.$3 2.$4 3.$2 4.$0 5.$160 D o Q 6 40 60 80 100 120 140

Tax Practice CS Before Tax PS Before Tax CS After Tax PS After Tax Tax Revenue for Government Dead Weight Loss due to tax Amount of tax revenue producers pay 1.ABCD 2.HFEG 3.A 4.G 5.BCHF 6.DE 7.HF 7

Excise Tax P $14 12 11 8 S Tomorrow we will work on calculating the effects of an excise tax. If you’d like, you can review slides 10 & 11 through Edmodo to get a head start. D 10 12 Q

Excise Tax 12 P Stax S $14 11 Pc 8 Pp D 12 10 Q Calculate Tax Per Unit Total Tax Revenue Amount of Tax paid by consumers Amount of Tax paid by producers Total Expenditures Total Revenue for firms P Stax $14 12 11 8 S Pc Pp D 10 12 Q

Excise Tax Calculate CS Before Tax Total Expenditures Before Tax Tax Per Unit Total Tax Revenue that goes to Government Amount of Tax paid by consumers Amount of Tax paid by producers Total Expenditures after tax Total Revenue for firms after tax CS After Tax DWL