When a Tax Is Imposed on a Good for Which

question 50

Multiple Choice

When a tax is imposed on a good for which both demand and supply are very elastic,

• A)sellers effectively pay the majority of the tax.
• B)buyers effectively pay the majority of the tax.
• C)the tax burden is equally divided between buyers and sellers.
• D)None of the above is correct;further information would be required to determine how the burden of the tax is distributed between buyers and sellers.

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Definitions:

Resource Allocation

The process of distributing available resources among various competing needs or projects in order to maximize overall efficiency or achieve a desired outcome.

Economic Profits

The distinction in a company's finances that results from deducting both tangible and intangible costs from the total revenue.

Perfectly Competitive Industry

Describes a market structure where many firms sell identical products, entry and exit are easy, and no single buyer or seller has control over prices.

Variable Input

An input whose quantity the firm can vary at any time (for example, labor).