Example
The government taxes banana producers $4 per banana.
The inverse demand is `P = 14 - Q_D`.
The inverse supply is `P = 2 + Q_S`.
With a $4 tax there are 4 million bananas on the market.
The price for consumers is equal to $10.
Producers get $6 per banana.
Consumer surplus is `CS = \frac{\left( 14 - 10 \right) \times 4}{2} = 8`.
Producer surplus is `PS = \frac{\left( 6 - 2 \right) \times 4}{2} = 8`.
The Government Revenue is `G = 4 \times 4 = 16`.
Total Surplus is equal to `TS = CS + PS +G = 8 + 8 + 16 = 32`.
The Dead weight loss is equal to `DWL = \frac{\left( 10 - 6 \right) \times \left( 6 - 4 \right)}{2} = 4`.
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