Neco 2018 Economics Question 22

Practice objective / multiple choice question 22 from the 2018 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2018 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 22 NECO • 2018 • ECONOMICS • objective

The government imposes a specific tax of \(200\) naira per unit on a good. The market demand is \(Q_{d}=5000-5P\) and the supply is \(Q_{s}=2P\), where \(P\) is the price in naira. After the tax, consumers pay price \(P_{c}\) and producers receive \(P_{p}=P_{c}-200\). Determine the total tax revenue collected (in naira) after the market reaches a new equilibrium.

Answer Options

A. 200000
B. 285714
Correct Answer C. 228571
D. 228600
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
228571

About This Question

This is Neco 2018 Economics Question 22. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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