Recall the Application About the Decrease in Taxes on Cigarettes

question 161

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 this Application, after the government deceased cigarette taxes in several Canadian provinces in 1994, the decrease in the price of cigarettes in these provinces

• A) more than doubled the smoking rate.
• B) created no noticeable change in the smoking rate.
• C) increased the smoking rate by roughly 17 percent
• D) was accompanied by a slight decrease in the rate of smoking.

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