The figure shows the market for books before and after a sales tax is introduced. Each week, the tax creates a deadweight loss of ________, decreases consumer surplus by ________, and decreases producer surplus by ________
A) $15; $10; $5
B) $12; $8; $4
C) $3; $10; $5
D) $3; $2; $1
C
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Industrialization in advanced economies suggests that rising productivity is responsible for
(a) a drop in the number of laborers employed in the primary sector. (b) a smaller percentage of the total labor force working in the secondary sector. (c) a significant rise in the number of people working in the tertiary sector. (d) all of the above.
From 1970 to 2010, the real price of a college education increased, and total enrollment increased. Which of the following could have caused this increase in price and enrollment?
A) A shift to the right in the supply curve for college education and a shift to the left in the demand curve for college education. B) A shift to the left in the supply curve for college education and a shift to the right in the demand curve for college education. C) A shift to the left in the supply curve for college education and a shift to the left in the demand curve for college education. D) none of the above