When motorcycles are taxed and sellers of motorcycles are required to pay the tax to the government,
a. the quantity of motorcycles bought and sold in the market is reduced.
b. the price paid by buyers of motorcycles decreases.
c. the demand for motorcycles decreases.
d. there is a movement downward and to the right along the demand curve for motorcycles.
a
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Considering the tax and transfer system in the United States, the poor receive
A) less in benefits than they pay in taxes, and so do the rich. B) more in benefits than they pay in taxes, and so do the rich. C) less in benefits than they pay in taxes, and the rich receive more in benefits than they pay in taxes. D) more in benefits than they pay in taxes, and the rich receive less in benefits than they pay in taxes.
To totally internalize an externality, a government can levy a tax related only to the physical quantity of pollution if
A) the economic damages associated with the pollution are different across different locations. B) the economic damages are too large to be determined. C) the economic damages associated with the pollution are the same across different locations. D) the economic damages are zero.