Which of the Following Is TRUE About the Effects of an Excise

question 149

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE about the effects of an excise tax if consumers are totally unresponsive to price changes?

• A) Consumers pay all of the excise tax.
• B) Producers pay all of the excise tax.
• C) Consumers and producers share the excise tax equally.
• D) Neither consumers nor producers pay the excise tax.

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Definitions:

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, including animals, plants, fungi, and protists.

Phosphorylation

The introduction of a phosphate group into an organic molecule. See kinases.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, a high-energy molecule used for energy storage and transfer within cells.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, coupled with the transfer of protons across a membrane, generating ATP.