Question on profit maximization with government taxation
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I don't think the demand function in (i.) applies for this question. Here's what I did:

By Lerner Index, $\displaystyle{\frac{P - MC}{P} = \frac{-1}{E_d}}$

Since $E_d = -3$, we get $P = \frac{3}{2} MC$

We know before tax MC is $c'(q) = \alpha$, and after tax MC is $\alpha + 6$

In this sense, MC increased by 6, so P will probably increase by 9