FIGURE 18-3 -Refer to Figure 18-3.Suppose That Supply Is Perfectly Elastic and Elastic

question 24

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 18-3
-Refer to Figure 18-3.Suppose that supply is perfectly elastic and the price of this good is initially P₁.If an excise tax raises the price from P₁ to P₂,the direct burden of the tax is

• A)the area DEFB.
• B)the area P₁FBP₂.
• C)the area P₁CBP₄.
• D)the area BFC.
• E)zero.

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