-You Are in the Business of Producing and Selling Hamburgers

question 177

Multiple Choice

-You are in the business of producing and selling hamburgers, french fries, pizza, and ice cream. The mayor plans to impose a tax on one of these products. Based on the elasticities in the above table, on which of these goods would your customers most prefer to be taxed?

• A) hamburgers
• B) pizza
• C) French fries
• D) ice cream

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