The Incidence of a Tax Is Unrelated to

question 12

Multiple Choice

The incidence of a tax is unrelated to

• A) how responsive producers are to the tax.
• B) how responsive consumers are to the tax.
• C) the elasticity of supply.
• D) the elasticity of demand.
• E) who pays the tax out of pocket.

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