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Answer: The following statement is correct: The dead-weight loss of the tax is $12.50.
We can compute Dead-weight loss as :
Dead-weight loss = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]× [Quantity before tax - Quantity after tax]×[[tex]Price_{buyer}[/tex] - [tex]Price_{seller}[/tex]]
∵ Tax revenue= Tax × Quantity after tax
⇒ Quantity after tax = [tex]\frac{475}{0.50}[/tex]
⇒Quantity after tax = 950
∴ Dead-weight loss = [tex]\frac{1}{2}\times[1000- 950]\times[1.90-1.40][/tex]
⇒ Dead-weight loss = 12.50
Therefore the correct option is (d)