If the government changed the per-unit tax from $5.00 to $2.50, then the price paid by buyers would be $7.50, the price received by sellers would be $5, and the quantity sold in the market would be 1.5 units. Compared to the original tax rate, this lower tax rate would

Decrease government revenue and decrease deadweight loss from the tax.

Explanation:

Decrease gov rev and decrease deadweight loss from the tax.

At AB, the government revenue will be:

= Quantity × Tax rate

= 1 × 5

= 5

The deadweight loss will be:

Deadweight Loss= 0.5 × Change in quantity × Change in Price

= 0.5 × (9-4) × (2-1)

= 0.5 × 5 × 1

= 2.5

At CD,

the government revenue will be:

= 1.5 × 2.5

= 3.75

The deadweight loss will be:

= 0.5 × (7.5-5) × (2-1.5)

= 0.5 × 2.5 × 0.5

= 0.625

Based on the calculation above, both the government revenue and the deadweight loss decreases.

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