Consumers Will Lose No Consumer Surplus Due to a Tax

question 15

Multiple Choice

Consumers will lose no consumer surplus due to a tax if demand in their market is perfectly elastic because

• A) consumers can effortlessly change their behavior in response to the tax.
• B) firms will decide not to pay the tax to the government.
• C) the government will decide to tax something else.
• D) the amount of the tax is relatively low.
• E) producers can effortlessly change their behavior in response to the tax.

Grasp the significance of property rights in facilitating economic transactions and encouraging innovation.

Understand the concept of laissez-faire and its implications for government intervention in the economy.

Recognize the mechanisms by which money facilitates specialization and economic efficiency.

Identify the causes and consequences of market failures and the role of government in addressing them.

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