Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 85

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following question(s) .
Figure 4-7
-Refer to Figure 4-7. Which of the following is true for the tax illustrated?

• A) The tax increases the price of gasoline by $.60.
• B) Since the demand for gasoline is more inelastic than the supply, consumers bear most of the burden of the tax.
• C) Since the demand for gasoline is more elastic than the supply, consumers bear most of the burden of the tax.
• D) Since the supply of gasoline is highly inelastic, the primary burden of the tax is imposed on the suppliers of gasoline.

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Definitions:

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and thus should not affect future economic decisions.

Average Fixed Cost

Is the fixed costs of production (costs that do not change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Cost

The cost associated with producing one additional unit of a product, which can vary depending on the level of production.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, business, or industry.