An Excise Tax Levied on a Product Will Impose a Smaller

question 234

Multiple Choice

An excise tax levied on a product will impose a smaller relative burden on consumers (and a larger relative burden on sellers) when

• A) the supply of the product is relatively inelastic.
• B) the supply of the product is relatively elastic.
• C) the demand for the product is relatively elastic.
• D) either a or c is true.

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Statute of Frauds

A legal principle requiring certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed to be enforceable.

Oral Contract

A verbal agreement between parties that is legally binding, though more difficult to enforce than written contracts due to the lack of physical evidence.

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