If Demand Is Less Elastic Than Supply, Then the Burden

question 20

True/False

If demand is less elastic than supply, then the burden of a tax will fall more heavily upon sellers of a good.

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Definitions:

High Tariffs

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Freedom From Want

A concept popularized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of the Four Freedoms, referring to the right to an adequate standard of living and economic security.

Consumerism

The theory or policy that promotes an increasing consumption of goods as an economic policy or social system.

Standard Of Living

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