The burden of a per-unit tax will fall disproportionately on consumers when the supply curve is relatively more elastic than the demand curve.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

Rationale: The burden of a tax is always shifted toward the more inelastic side of the market.

Economics

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a. the demand for good X to shift to the left b. an upward movement along the demand curve for good Y c. the demand curve for good Y to shift to the right d. a downward movement along the demand curve for good Y e. the demand curve for good Y to shift to the left

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In the long run, a year-long drought that destroys most of the summer's wheat crops causes permanently:

A. higher prices. B. lower prices. C. lower output. D. None of these is true.

Economics