Tobacco Production Is One of the More Heavily Subsidized Industries

question 57

Multiple Choice

Tobacco production is one of the more heavily subsidized industries in the United States.Suppose that as a result of intense lobbying from health-related concerns,Congress repeals the tobacco firms' subsidies.Which of the following scenarios would likely occur?

• A)The tobacco firms' supply curve would shift rightward,as it would now be cheaper to produce each level of output.
• B)The tobacco firms' supply curve would shift leftward,since it would now cost more to produce each level of output.
• C)The tobacco firms would not experience any shift in their supply curves;subsidies don't affect output.
• D)There would be a movement along the supply curve for tobacco,but the supply curve would not shift.

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Definitions:

Venule

Minute vein, consisting of endothelium and a few scattered smooth muscles, that carries blood away from capillaries.

Systemic Blood Vessels

The network of blood vessels that circulate blood to and from the heart and all body parts, excluding the lungs.

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to the rest of the body.

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the venae cavae.