Business, 12.11.2020 19:10 clairajogriggsk

Consider public policy aimed at smoking. A. Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is about 0.4. If a pack of cigarettes currently costs $5 and the government wants to reduce smoking by 20%, by how much should it increase the price?B. If the government permanently increases the price of cigarettes, will the policy have a larger effect on smoking 1 year from now or 5 years from now? C. Studies also find out that teenagers have a higher price elasticity than do adults. Why might this be true?

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