The Imposition of an Excise Tax Will Cause the Least

question 39

Multiple Choice

The imposition of an excise tax will cause the least burden on consumers when demand is

• A) elastic.
• B) perfectly elastic.
• C) unitary elastic.
• D) vertical.
• E) perfectly inelastic.

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