What Would Happen to the Equilibrium Price and Quantity for the Market

question 56

Multiple Choice

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity for the market for cigarettes if the government increased the tax and a scientific study came out confirming that smoking cigarettes increased the rate of heart disease?

• A) Equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go down.
• B) Equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will go up.
• C) Equilibrium price will go down and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.
• D) Equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go up.
• E) Equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.

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Definitions:

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions in the accounting system, ensuring that the debit and credit balance.

Debit

A financial record that leads to a rise in assets or a reduction in liabilities on the balance sheet of a company.

Credit Accounts

Accounts within financial accounting that are increased with a credit entry, carrying a balance that could be beneficial (revenue, gains) or detrimental (liabilities, expenses).

Journal Entry

A record in accounting that logs the debit and credit parts of a transaction in the financial records of a company.