How Does the Increasing Use of Streaming Music Services Affect

question 71

Multiple Choice

How does the increasing use of streaming music services affect the market for compact discs?

• A)The demand curve for compact discs shifts to the right.
• B)The supply curve for compact discs shifts to the left.
• C)The supply curve for compact discs shifts to the right.
• D)The demand curve for compact discs shifts to the left.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

The shortfall in economic efficiency arising when a market for a good or service does not meet or cannot meet the equilibrium point.

Excise Tax

A specific tax levied on the sale of a particular good or service, often included in the price of products like gasoline, alcohol, and tobacco.

Ability-To-Pay

A principle of taxation that suggests taxes should be levied based on the taxpayer's ability to bear the financial burden.

Regressive Tax

A tax that takes a smaller share of the income of high-income taxpayers than of low-income taxpayers.