The demand for football tickets is Q = 360 â 10P and the supply of football tickets is Q= 20P. The government levies a per-ticket tax of $4, which is paid by consumers. Calculate the after-tax price paid by consumers. Calculate the gross price received by ticket sellers. What are consumerâs and producerâs tax burdens?

After tax price paid by consumers

Supply function n terms of price;

P = Q / 20

P = 0.05Q

Add the tax;

P = 0.05Q + 4

Demand function in terms of price is;

Q = 360 – 10P

P = (Q - 360) / -10

Price will be;

Demand = Supply

(Q - 360) / -10 = 0.05Q + 4

36 - 0.1Q = 0.05Q + 4

0.15Q = 32

Q = 213

After tax price = 36 - 0.1Q

= 36 - 0.1 * (213)

= $14.70

Gross price for ticket sellers is;

= Price - tax

= 14.7 - 4

= $10.70

Consumer and Producer tax burden.

Without tax, price is;

36 - 0.1Q = 0.05Q

0.15Q = 36

Q = 240

P = 36 - 0.1 * 240

= $12

Consumer tax burden = 14.70 - 12 = $2.70

Producer tax burden = Tax - consumer tax burden = 4 - 2.7 = $1.30

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heterothermic organisms include those organisms that can switch between homeothermic (having body temperature higher than environment) and poikilothermic (having variation in internal body temperature) strategies.

some migratory birds show heterothermy as they decrease their metabolic rate during cold nights to keep their body temperature low. drop in metabolic rate allows increase in production efficiency of birds that reduces the internal body temperature to make it equal to external cold temperature during cold nights.

thus, the correct answer is 'birds allow their temperature drop in order to increase their production efficiency.'