Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding Cigarette Taxes

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding cigarette taxes?

• A) Cigarette manufacturers bear almost all of the cigarette taxes.
• B) Cigarette manufacturers tend to ship their product from low-tax states to high-tax states.
• C) The elasticity of cigarette supply in all states is very small so cigarette manufacturers receive higher after-tax prices in higher-tax states.
• D) After-tax prices received by cigarette manufacturers are about the same in all states.

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