Recall the Application About the Decrease in Taxes on Cigarettes

question 192

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about the decrease in taxes on cigarettes in several Canadian provinces in 1994 to answer the following question(s) .
-According to the Application,why does a lower price for cigarettes increase the quantity demanded for cigarettes?

• A) Lower prices make current smokers smoke more cigarettes.
• B) Lower prices encourage people to start smoking.
• C) Lower prices encourage people to quit smoking.
• D) A and B are both correct.

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Line-Wedge Structure

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