Assume the supply curve for diapers is a typical, upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve for diapers is a typical, downward-sloping straight line. suppose the equilibrium quantity in the market for diapers is 1,000 per month when there is no tax. then a tax of $0.50 per diaper is imposed. the effective price paid by buyers increases from $1.50 to $1.90 and the effective price received by sellers falls from $1.50 to $1.40. the government’s tax revenue amounts to $475 per month. which of the following statements is correct? a) after the tax is imposed, the equilibrium quantity of diapers is 900 per month. b) the tax causes a decrease in consumer surplus of $380.c) the demand for diapers is more elastic than the supply of diapers. d) the deadweight loss of the tax is $12.50.

Used cars usually have options: higher depreciation rate than new cars lower financing costs than new cars lower insurance premiums than new cars lower maintenance costs than new cars

Cosmetic profits. sally is the executive vice president of big name cosmetics company. through important and material, nonpublic information, she learns that the company is soon going to purchase a smaller chain of stores. it is expected that stock in big name cosmetics will rise dramatically at that point. sally immediately buys a number of shares of her company's stock. she also tells her friend alice about the expected purchase of stores. alice wanted to purchase stock in the company but lacked the funds with which to do so. although she did not have the funds in bank a, alice decided to draw a check on bank a and deposit the check in bank b and then proceed to write a check on bank b to cover the purchase of the stock. she hoped that she would have sufficient funds to deposit before the check was presented for payment. of which of the following offenses, if any, is alice guilty of by buying stock?

Reagan corporation is a wholesale distributor of truck replacement parts. initial amounts taken from reagan's records are as follows: