A Disadvantage of Unit Excise Taxes Is They Create the Incentive

question 32

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of unit excise taxes is they create the incentive _____.

• A)for producers to favor smaller products over larger products
• B)for producers to favor expensive products over inexpensive products
• C)for buyers to purchase more of the good then they otherwise would
• D)for buyers to shift to substitute goods with ad valorem excise taxes

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Definitions:

Job Analysis

Is the process of gathering and organizing detailed information about various jobs within an organization so that managers can better understand the processes through which they are performed most effectively.

Consensus

A decision-making process that seeks unanimity, general agreement, or at least the absence of active opposition among members of a group.

Pay Secrecy

Refers to the extent to which the compensation of any individual in an organization is secret or the extent to which information on compensation is formally made available to other individuals.

Pay Inversion

A phenomenon where newer employees receive higher compensation than their more experienced counterparts due to market rate changes, negotiation, or other factors.