Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Economics Question 46
Practice objective / multiple choice question 46 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
The market for maize is described by the following linear demand and supply schedules. At a price of ₦200 per kg, the quantity demanded is 1,500 tonnes and the quantity supplied is 800 tonnes. At a price of ₦300 per kg, the quantity demanded falls to 900 tonnes, while at a price of ₦350 per kg the quantity supplied rises to 1,500 tonnes. The government then imposes a specific tax of ₦50 per kg on producers. Determine the price that consumers will pay after the tax, the price that producers receive, and the equilibrium quantity of maize (in tonnes).
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Economics Question 46. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
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