In Florida, sunscreen and sunglasses are vital items
If the tax on sellers of these items is doubled from 5.5 percent to 11 percent, who will pay most of the tax increase: the buyer or the seller? Will the tax increase halve the quantity of sunscreen and sunglasses bought?
Because sunscreen and sunglasses are necessities, the demand for them is inelastic. So, most of a tax imposed on them will be paid by the buyer. Even though the tax doubles, the quantity purchased is not halved because the demand is inelastic.
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a. government imposes a price floor below the equilibrium price. b. government imposes a price ceiling below the equilibrium price. c. government imposes a price floor above the equilibrium price. d. government imposes a price ceiling above the equilibrium price.
Suppose that John allocates $10,000 of his disposable income for necessities. Any additional income beyond that is both spent and saved. Assume he has a disposable annual income of $50,000 and an MPC=0.8. Based on this information the additional amount spent on non-necessities should be:
A. $10,000. B. $40,000. C. $32,000. D. $35,000.