An Excise Tax of $2 Is Placed on a Jar

question 370

Multiple Choice

An excise tax of $2 is placed on a jar of honey. Honey producers end up bearing only $0.40 of the tax. The demand curve for honey is

• A) inelastic.
• B) elastic.
• C) unitary elastic.
• D) income elastic.

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