Which of the Following Quantities Decrease in Response to a Tax

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following quantities decrease in response to a tax on a good?

• A)the equilibrium quantity in the market for the good,the effective price of the good paid by buyers,and consumer surplus
• B)the equilibrium quantity in the market for the good,producer surplus,and the well-being of buyers of the good
• C)the effective price received by sellers of the good,the wedge between the effective price paid by buyers and the effective price received by sellers,and consumer surplus
• D)None of the above is necessarily correct unless we know whether the tax is levied on buyers or on sellers.

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Definitions:

Guaranteed Residual Value

The estimated value that a leased asset will have at the end of the lease term, as guaranteed by a third party or the lessee.

Maintenance Agreement

A contract between two parties in which one agrees to maintain an asset owned by the other party, in return for a fee.

Implicit Lease Rate

The interest rate assumed in the calculation of lease payments, not always explicitly stated in the lease agreement.

Discount Rate

The discount rate is the interest rate used in discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows.