1. consider public policy aimed at smoking a. studies indicate that the price elasticity of the demandmfor cigarettes is about 0.4. If a packet of cigarette is currently priced at $6 and goverment wants to reduce smoking by 20percent, by how miuch should it increase through levying a tax b. if the government permanently increase the price of cigarette will the policy have a larger effect on smoking one year from now or five years from now. explain c. studies also show that teenagers have a higher price elasticity of demand for cigarette than adults do. why might this be true

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