Suppose That a Tax Is Placed on Textbooks

question 156

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a tax is placed on textbooks. If the buyers end up bearing most of the tax burden, this indicates that the

• A) demand is more inelastic than the supply.
• B) supply is more inelastic than the demand.
• C) government has required that buyers remit the tax payments.
• D) Government has required that buyers remit the tax payments.

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