An Excise Tax Causes Because It Distorts the Relationship Between

question 97

Multiple Choice

An excise tax causes because it distorts the relationship between .

• A)productive inefficiency; costs and output
• B)market inefficiencies; prices of similar goods
• C)allocative inefficiency; pre- tax price and the tax price
• D)voter resentment; income and ability to pay
• E)allocative inefficiency; prices and marginal costs

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