The market supply of cigarettes is shown in the table below. Supply of Cigarettes
Quantity of Cigarettes Supplied (packs)
Price (dollars) Pre-Tax Post-Tax
$1.00 100 0
1.50 150 0
2.00 200 50
2.50 250 100
3.00 300 250
Suppose that in order to discourage people from smoking the government decides to place an excise tax on every pack of cigarettes sold. As a result of the tax, the supply of cigarettes decreases by 150 packs of cigarettes at each price.
Graph the pre-tax market and after-tax market supply curves.

Problems and applications q3 suppose the demand for french bread falls. illustrate the effect this has on the market for french bread. demand supply price of french bread quantity of french bread d 1 d 2 supply producer surplus in the market for french breadincreases . illustrate the effect the quantity change in french bread has on the market for flour. demand supply price of flour quantity of flour d 1 d 2 s 1 s 2 producer surplus in the market for flour .

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.