Misty Has the Option of Purchasing One of Three Products

question 568

Multiple Choice

Misty has the option of purchasing one of three products: Brand A, Brand B, or Brand C. Each costs ten dollars. If she decides that Brand A meets her needs best, then the opportunity cost of this decision is

• A) twenty dollars.
• B) Brand B or Brand C, depending on which is considered the highest- value alternative forgone.
• C) Brand A.
• D) Brand B plus Brand C.

Understand the concept of market equilibrium and how taxes affect equilibrium prices and quantities.

Understand how the burden of taxes is distributed between consumers and producers based on the relative price elasticities of demand and supply.

Analyze the revenue generation from taxes imposed on goods and services.

Grasp the concept of deadweight loss resulting from taxes and understand its implications on economic welfare.

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