If the Demand Curve Is More Elastic Than the Supply

question 76

Multiple Choice

If the demand curve is more elastic than the supply curve,then:

• A) the buyers will bear a greater tax incidence than sellers.
• B) the sellers will bear a greater tax incidence than buyers.
• C) tax incidence will be shared equally by buyer and seller.
• D) None of these is true.

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