What Happens When the Government Imposes a Unit Excise Tax

question 198

Multiple Choice

What happens when the government imposes a unit excise tax on a good?

• A) The amount of the tax is added to the current equilibrium price.
• B) The demand for the newly taxed good decreases.
• C) That good's supply curve shifts down by the amount of the tax.
• D) The newly taxed good's supply curve shifts vertically upward by the amount of the per-unit tax being levied.