A small country has a straight-line, upward-sloping domestic supply curve and a straight-line, downward-sloping domestic demand curve for one of its key export products. The world price for this product is $150 per ton.
The country currently has an export tax of $10 per unit, and it exports 10 million tons per year.
The country's government is considering reducing its export tax to $5 per ton , and it asks you to determine if this will reduce by half the inefficiency caused by the export tax.
Use a graph to conduct your analysis and provide your response.