When the Supply Curve of Labor Is Perfectly Inelastic and a Social

question 83

Multiple Choice

When the supply curve of labor is perfectly inelastic and a social security tax is collected partly from employers and partly from employees,the burden of the tax is:

• A)entirely borne by the employees.
• B)entirely borne by the employers.
• C)borne by both the employers and the employees.
• D)borne by the employers only if labor demand is elastic.

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