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Suppose that the market for large, 64-ounce soft drinks in the town of Pudgyville is characterized by a typical, downward-sloping, linear demand curve and a typical, upward-sloping, linear supply curve. The market is initially in equilibrium with 1,000 soft drinks sold per day. The newly-elected Mayor of Pudgyville wants to tax 64-ounce soft drinks. She is considering either a $0.10 tax or a $0.30 tax. Her chief economic advisor estimates that the number of soft drinks sold after a $0.10 tax will be 900 and after a $0.30 tax will be 500. Which tax is better?

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0.30$ tax will be 500 and it will also be better.
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