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-(Figure: The Market for Lattes)Use Figure: The Market for Lattes.If an excise tax of $2.25 is assessed on each latte,government revenue will be:

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-(Figure: The Market for Lattes)Use Figure: The Market for Lattes.If an excise tax of $2.25 is assessed on each latte,government revenue will be:

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The excise tax of $2.25 will cause a shift in the supply curve upward by $2.25 (to S'). This will cause the new equilibrium to be at a higher price of $7.25 and a lower quantity of 75 lattes. Government revenue can be calculated by multiplying the excise tax ($2.25) by the new quantity demanded (75), which equals $168.75. However, since there are 200 lattes sold at the original equilibrium price, the old tax revenue of $1.50 per latte would have been $300. Therefore, the increase in tax revenue is $168.75 but the decrease in tax revenue due to the lower quantity sold is $300-$168.75=$131.25. The net change in tax revenue is $168.75-$131.25=$37.50. Multiplying this by the new quantity demanded of 75 lattes gives us the government revenue of $450. Therefore, the correct answer is (C) $450.

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