Define an Excise Tax and Give Three Examples

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Essay

Define an excise tax and give three examples. Explain the relationship between a tariff and an excise tax. Use supply and demand analysis to explain why the equilibrium price of apples will rise and the equilibrium quantity will fall if an excise tax is levied on apples. Explain why the price of apples will not rise by the full amount of the tax.

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor, such as maintenance, utilities, and equipment depreciation.

Relevant Range

Relevant Range is the range of activity or volume over which the specific assumptions about cost behavior in a financial model remain valid, commonly referenced in cost accounting and financial planning.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales volume, remaining constant over a specified period of time.

Traceable Fixed Advertising

Traceable fixed advertising costs are fixed expenses allocated to specific marketing campaigns or advertisements, whose effectiveness in generating sales can be directly monitored and assessed.