Question 19
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Suppose, the government acts weird and removes the tax to provide a subsidy of ₹2 per unit to cigarette producers.
Price that buyers pay now will be P^(B)= ______________
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Question 19 of 31 in the IIT Madras BS Managerial Economics (Managerial Economics) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 03 Aug 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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