As the Tax Wedge Associated with a Given Economic Activity

question 60

Multiple Choice

As the tax wedge associated with a given economic activity gets smaller,we would expect

• A)more of that economic activity to occur.
• B)the distortions caused by taxes on that activity to be greater.
• C)people to engage in less of that particular activity.
• D)no change in the practice of that activity until the tax wedge ultimately disappears.

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Definitions:

Output Effect

The impact on total production and economic output resulting from changes in price levels, influencing the quantity supplied or demanded.

Marginal Physical Product

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, while holding other inputs constant.

Additional Output

The extra amount of production generated as a result of increasing inputs or improving efficiency.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often expressed as the ratio of outputs to inputs in a production process.