Suppose the Government Is Considering a Proposal for a New

question 173

Multiple Choice

Suppose the government is considering a proposal for a new chicken subsidy. Growers of chickens stand to gain approximately $25 million in government funds over the next year if the proposal passes. The money, however, will come from increased taxes on consumers of chicken (a new "chicken tax") . If there are approximately 100 million consumers in the chicken market each year, how much would each be willing to spend, on average, to contest the chicken tax?

• A) $25 million
• B) $100
• C) $25
• D) $0.25

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Partial Pressure

The pressure exerted by a single gas component in a mixture of gases.

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