An Excise Tax Is Imposed on Smartphones

question 68

Multiple Choice

An excise tax is imposed on smartphones. If the elasticity of demand is 2 and the elasticity of supply is 1, we can predict that:

• A) consumers will bear the full tax burden.
• B) sellers will bear the full tax burden.
• C) consumers will bear 2/3 of the tax burden.
• D) sellers will bear 2/3 of the tax burden.

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