Suppose That in a Particular Market, the Supply Curve Is

question 35

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in a particular market, the supply curve is highly elastic and the demand curve is highly inelastic. If a tax is imposed in this market, then the

• A)buyers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the sellers.
• B)sellers will bear a greater burden of the tax than the buyers.
• C)buyers and sellers are likely to share the burden of the tax equally.
• D)buyers and sellers will not share the burden equally, but it is impossible to determine who will bear the greater burden of the tax without more information.

Understand and apply the plus four method for estimating proportion and standard errors.

Determine the P-value for hypothesis tests concerning proportions.

Understand how sample size affects confidence intervals.

Conduct hypothesis tests concerning differences in proportions and interpret the results.