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Principles of Economics, Quiz 2
The market for a certain brand of ceiling fan in Coimbatore is described by
and
, where
is in rupees. The government imposes a tax of Rs. 25 per fan, collected from buyers. Tax revenue and deadweight loss are, respectively:
Figure from the original question paper The market for a certain brand of ceiling fan in Coimbatore is described by\ and Figure from the original question paper Figure from the original question paper , where\ is in rupees. The government imposes a tax of Rs. 25 per fan, collected from buyers. Tax revenue and deadweight loss are, respectively: Consider the following statements and select the correct option.\ *Statement I*: A tax that raises no revenue for the government cannot create any deadweight loss. *Statement II*: A tax that creates no deadweight loss cannot raise any revenue. A per-unit tax is imposed on cinema tickets in a town where demand is highly elastic while supply is highly inelastic. Which of the following is correct?