Good a Has a Perfectly Inelastic Demand and an Upward-Sloping

question 3

Multiple Choice

Good A has a perfectly inelastic demand and an upward-sloping supply curve. Good B has a perfectly inelastic supply and a downward-sloping demand curve. If the same sales tax is imposed on the sellers of both good A and good B, the price paid by

• A) buyers of good A rises by more than the price paid by buyers of good B.
• B) buyers of good B rises by more than the price paid by buyers of good A.
• C) buyers of good A rises by the same amount as the price paid by buyers of good B.
• D) More information is needed to determine whether the price paid by buyers of good A rises by more than, less than, or the same amount as the price paid by buyers of good B.

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