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LennyC123

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Can someone explain 18 to me please?? Why is it not $2000
I’m guessing you calculated it as if the foreign producers made $30 for units of beef sold once the tariffs were introduced. If so that would be incorrect because they only make $20 per units of beef sold and the other $10 goes to the government.
 

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I think 20 is incorrect. I did b for my exam which definitely makes the most sense to me, ChatGPT also has b as correct.
the tax is the vertical distance between both curves, you can research this. I'm not sure what prompt you gave chatgpt but im like 95% sure its D. How did you get B?
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the tax is the vertical distance between both curves, you can research this. I'm not sure what prompt you gave chatgpt but im like 95% sure its D. How did you get B?
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The options confused me because d was negative. So I just did b as the equilibrium price for each. For chat I just took a screenshot of the question and asked what answer was the correct one.
 

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The options confused me because d was negative. So I just did b as the equilibrium price for each. For chat I just took a screenshot of the question and asked what answer was the correct one.
its not a negative tax. the dash is a range. not actually price 3 minus price 1.
 

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its not a negative tax. the dash is a range. not actually price 3 minus price 1.
its a terribly presented question. i just assumed B was too obvious and if u considered u need to get the private cost to the social cost the only answer i could think of was P3 and P1. i only realised it was a range after the exam after putting D after kids said
 

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I believe 8 and 17 are correct as I talked with my class and my teacher after the exam, as for 20 I am unsure, I am a dunce and put b down in a panic. I still don't see the apparent logic for it but honestly I am pleased with the multiple choice for this exam for the most part
 

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I guess my logic during the exam was the attempt to align social costs to private costs with the tax accounting for this
 

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Hopefully the confusion will result in an occasional either or answer from the marking centre, I doubt it but you never know what can happen
 

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