Which of the Following Statements Is Correct Regarding a Tax

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct regarding a tax on a good and the resulting deadweight loss?

• A)The greater are the price elasticities of supply and demand,the greater is the deadweight loss.
• B)The greater is the price elasticity of supply and the smaller is the price elasticity of demand,the greater is the deadweight loss.
• C)The smaller are the decreases in quantity demanded and quantity supplied,the greater the deadweight loss.
• D)The smaller is the wedge between the effective price to sellers and the effective price to buyers,the greater is the deadweight loss.

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Definitions:

Revenue Account

An account that shows the income generated by a business from its normal operational activities.

Fully Depreciated

A status of a fixed asset when its book value is reduced to zero through depreciation over its useful life, assuming it has no salvage value.

Discarded

Refers to items or materials that have been thrown away or disposed of because they are no longer useful or required.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of an asset's cost that has been allocated as depreciation expense since the asset was put into use, representing how much of the asset's value has been used up.