Suppose That You Have Estimated That Demand for Cigarettes Among

question 10

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you have estimated that demand for cigarettes among adults is different from the demand for cigarettes among teenagers.The demand curves that you have estimated are shown below:
Suppose the current price for a pack of cigarettes is $3.00.A $1.00 per pack tax on cigarettes has been proposed.
The proposed tax will raise revenue

• A) to a greater extent from adults than from teenagers.
• B) to a greater extent from teenagers than from adults.
• C) equally from teenagers and from adults.
• D) only if demand is much more inelastic than you have estimated.

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