The Supply Curve for Whiskey Is the Typical Upward-Sloping Straight

question 80

Multiple Choice

The supply curve for whiskey is the typical upward-sloping straight line,and the demand curve for whiskey is the typical downward-sloping straight line.When whiskey is taxed,the area on the relevant supply-and-demand graph that represents

• A)government's tax revenue is a rectangle.
• B)the deadweight loss of the tax is a triangle.
• C)the loss of consumer surplus caused by the tax is neither a rectangle nor a triangle.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Revenue Recognition Principle

An accounting principle that outlines the specific conditions under which revenue is recognized and dictates that revenue should be recognized in the accounting period in which it is earned.

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