If the Demand for Heroin Is Inelastic and Heroin Users

question 129

Multiple Choice

If the demand for heroin is inelastic and heroin users get the money to pay for heroin by committing crimes, policymakers who want to reduce crime should:

• A) make it harder to find heroin.
• B) tax heroin.
• C) try to lower the price of heroin.
• D) try to raise the price of heroin.

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Definitions:

Deltoid

A large, triangular-shaped muscle covering the shoulder joint that is responsible for rotating and lifting the arm.

Phrenic Nerve

A nerve that originates in the neck and passes down between the lung and heart to reach the diaphragm, crucial for breathing as it controls the diaphragm's movements.

Rectus Abdominus

A long muscle running from the pubis to the ribcage, involved in flexing the lumbar spine and stabilizing the pelvis and core.

Pectoralis Minor

A thin, triangular muscle located beneath the pectoralis major, involved in movements of the shoulder blade, including drawing it downward and forward.