Consider the statement given below and answer the questions that follow. "Rumour has it that the Government of Tonga int
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Consider the statement given below and answer the questions that follow. "Rumour has it that the Government of Tonga intends to introduce an excise tax on flora margarines which will increase their price up by an average of $0.20 per bottle." a). How would this affect the current market demand for flora margarines? Explain. b). Following from your answer in (a) above, how will the equilibrium price of flora margarines be affected? c). If the rumouris correct, what would be the effect on the market demands for other margarines afterthe tax on flora margarines is introduced? (Assume that other margarines remained untaxed).