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Which Type of Tax Is Imposed on Specific Goods and Services,such

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Which type of tax is imposed on specific goods and services,such as gasoline and cigarettes,at the time of purchase?

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Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning it can be used by everyone and one person's use does not reduce its availability to others.

Private Good

A product or service that is consumable and excludable, meaning its use can be restricted to paying customers.

Pareto Optimal

A situation in the economy where optimizing the allocation of resources means that improving one person's situation leads to a decline in another's.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use, and use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.