Use the Following to Answer Question

question 144

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(Scenario: The Market for Good X) Use Scenario: The Market for Good X.If a $1 per unit tax is imposed on this good,the new supply curve will be:

• A)P = 0.33Q + 1.
• B)P = 50 - 0.5Q
• C)P = 0.33Q - 1.
• D)P = 0.33Q + 1 + 50 - 0.5Q.

Calculate the total burden of a tax, including both the tax revenue and the excess burden.

Evaluate different tax bases and their impact on tax efficiency and economic behavior.

Understand how tax incidence and the elasticity of supply and demand affect who bears the burden of a tax.

Identify the characteristics of regressive, proportional, and progressive taxes and their impact on taxpayers.

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