Regardless of how price inelastic the supply curve, tax revenue from a per-unit tax rises the more price inelastic the demand curve is.

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

True

Rationale: The more price inelastic either curve, the more tax revenue will be raised because the smaller will be the reduction in the quantity transacted.

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A. the upward-sloping supply curve. B. the downward-sloping demand curve. C. movements along a given supply curve. D. shifts in the demand curve.

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