The Benefit of a Subsidy Will Go Primarily to Sellers

question 154

Multiple Choice

The benefit of a subsidy will go primarily to sellers when the

• A) demand for the product is highly inelastic and supply is relatively elastic.
• B) demand for the product is highly elastic and the supply is relatively inelastic.
• C) subsidy is legally (statutorily) granted to the seller of the product.
• D) subsidy is legally (statutorily) granted to the buyer of the product.

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The calculated future selling price of an asset at the end of its period of benefit.

Depreciation Expense

Dividing the expenditure associated with a tangible asset over its operational life.

Depreciation

The systematic allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting its decrease in value due to use, wear and tear, or obsolescence.

Depletion

The allocation of the cost of natural resources over their productive life, commonly used in industries like mining and forestry.