The Price Elasticities of Supply and Demand Affect

question 30

Multiple Choice

The price elasticities of supply and demand affect

• A)both the size of the deadweight loss from a tax and the tax incidence.
• B)the size of the deadweight loss from a tax but not the tax incidence.
• C)the tax incidence but not the size of the deadweight loss from a tax.
• D)neither the size of the deadweight loss from a tax nor the tax incidence.

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