A tariff is a tax imposed by a government on imports
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Cigarettes served as money in some POW camps during World War II. Given this fact, we would expect to observe
A) no one ever smoking a cigarette. B) people usually resorting to barter rather than using cigarettes as money. C) prices of other goods expressed in terms of cigarettes. D) only government-issued cigarettes being accepted as money.
Refer to Figure 4-10. Suppose the market is initially in equilibrium at price P1 and now the government imposes a tax on every unit sold. Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the tax? For demand curve D1
A) the producer bears the entire burden of the tax if the supply curve is S2 and the consumer bears the entire burden of the tax if the supply curve is S1. B) the producer bears a smaller share of the tax burden if the supply curve is S2. C) the producer's share of the tax burden is the same whether the supply curve is S1 or S2. D) the producer bears a smaller share of the tax burden if the supply curve is S1.