When a Good Is Taxed,the Burden of the Tax

question 31

Multiple Choice

When a good is taxed,the burden of the tax

• A)falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.
• B)falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more inelastic.
• C)falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.
• D)is distributed independently of relative elasticities of supply and demand.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical modeling and experiments whose value is dependent on that of one or more other variables.

Least Squares Estimate

A method of estimating the coefficients in a linear regression model by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.

Slope

A measure of the steepness or incline of a line, often calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical analysis that represents the outcome of interest, whose variation is hypothesized to depend on the manipulation or variation of other variables.