The Portion of a Sales Tax Increase Paid by the Consumers

question 12

Multiple Choice

The portion of a sales tax increase paid by the consumers of a good is smaller the

• A) steeper the demand curve.
• B) greater the upward shift of the supply curve.
• C) less sensitive the quantity supplied is to changes in price.
• D) smaller the downward shift of the supply curve.
• E) less sensitive the quantity demanded is to changes in price.

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