If the Federal Government Placed a 50 Cent Per Pack

question 48

Multiple Choice

If the federal government placed a 50 cent per pack excise tax on cigarette manufacturers, and if as a result, the price to consumers of a pack of cigarettes went up by 40 cents, the

• A) actual burden of this tax falls mostly on consumers.
• B) actual burden of this tax falls mostly on manufacturers.
• C) actual burden of the tax would be shared equally by producers and consumers.
• D) tax would clearly be a progressive tax.

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