Which of the Following Scenarios Exemplifies Negative Punishment

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies negative punishment?

• A) Astrid tells her daughter that she is grounded for misbehaving and can't meet her friends for a week.
• B) Carly yells at her husband when he comes home drunk.
• C) Jim makes his middle schoolers run extra laps when they are unruly during his gym sessions.
• D) Joanie takes several ibuprofen tablets when she has a headache.

Understand the impact of taxation on market equilibrium, consumer and producer surplus.

Identify and calculate the deadweight loss resulting from taxation.

Distinguish between different tax structures and their implications on tax burden distribution.

Analyze the effects of tax elasticity on deadweight loss and tax revenue.

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