Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 81

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)If regulations are issued prior to the latest tax legislation dealing with a specific Code section, the regulations are no longer effective to the extent they conflict with the provisions in the new legislation.
• B)Legislative regulations are more likely to be invalidated by the courts than are interpretative regulations.
• C)Regulations have more authoritative weight than tax statutes.
• D)All of the above are false.

---

Definitions:

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a good or service changes little when its price changes.

Close Substitutes

Products or services that can easily replace each other in the eyes of the consumer, resulting in high cross-elasticity of demand.

Grape-Flavored

An adjective describing products, often food or beverages, that mimic the taste of grapes.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to measure the elasticity of a variable without the influence of the starting and ending points.