Suppose That a Tax Is Placed on Books

question 97

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a tax is placed on books.If the sellers pay the majority of the tax,then we know 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 sellers remit the tax payments.

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Definitions:

Incentive

Motivation or reward offered to encourage specific actions or behaviors.

Motivate Behaviour

The process of stimulating an individual to act in a certain way or to pursue particular goals through internal or external incentives.

External Goal

Objectives or outcomes sought after that exist outside of an individual's internal desires or motivations.

Drive Theory

A psychological theory that posits human behavior is motivated by biological drives that seek homeostasis.