What Determines the Proportion of a Unit Excise Tax That

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Multiple Choice

What determines the proportion of a unit excise tax that will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices?

• A) the nature of the projects funded by the tax
• B) the number of additional taxes that consumers have to pay
• C) the popularity of the tax
• D) the degree to which quantity demanded and supplied of the good respond to price changes

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