The More Inelastic the Demand for a Product, the More

question 5

Multiple Choice

The more inelastic the demand for a product, the more the actual burden of a tax on the product will:

• A) fall on sellers.
• B) fall on buyers.
• C) fall equally on both buyers and sellers.
• D) create a larger deadweight loss (or excess burden).

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