Could you please at the very least answer 1.3 and 1.4.
Thank you.
1.2. You are tasked with examining the effect of a payroll tax in the labor market for bar/restaurant employees. The supply and demand for labor in this market are as follows: P = 1 + 2Q₁ P = 11 - 4/3Q What is the equilibrium price and quantity in this market without any payroll taxes? 1.3. What is the equilibrium price and quantity in this market if there is a $1.50/hour payroll tax placed on the workers in the market? (Hint: workers are the producers in the labor market.) 1.4. What is the statutory incidence of this tax? What is the burden of this tax on the consumer? The producer? 1.5. Would these incidences change if the tax was levied on the consumer? 1.6. Who is bearing most of this tax? Do the burdens from 3.5 surprise you? Speak specifically to the elasticity levels of the producers and consumers in this market.
Could you please at the very least answer 1.3 and 1.4. Thank you.
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Could you please at the very least answer 1.3 and 1.4. Thank you.
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