E. Quantity of cigarettes sold is 136.
F. New proposal doesn't make a change whether tax is levied on consumers or producers. The end result remains the same.
The incidence of tax depends on the elasticity of demand and elasticity of supply and not on the party on which the tax is levied.
WHAT IS CIGARETTE TAX?
A tobacco tax, often known as a cigarette tax, is a charge imposed on all tobacco products by different levels of government, frequently with the stated intention of lowering tobacco usage or at the very least raising money for related healthcare services. Both "tobacco tax" and "cigarette tax" are commonly used.
Reason
Qs=-100+20P
Qd=200-5P
At equilibrium, Qd=Qs
-100+20P=200-5P
P*= 300/25= $12
Q*= 200-5*12= 140
Tax= $1
Qs'= -100+20(P-1) = -100+20P-20= -120+20P
New equilibrium
-120+20P= 200-5P
P*= 320/25=$12.8
Q*=200-5*12.8=136
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