If the Purpose of a Tax Is to Decrease the Amount

question 227

Essay

If the purpose of a tax is to decrease the amount of a harmful activity, such as underage drinking, the government should impose it on harmful activities whose supply is and
the demand is _.
A.elastic; elastic
B.inelastic; inelastic
C.elastic; inelastic
D.inelastic; elastic

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