When a good is taxed, the burden of the tax
a. falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.
b. falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more inelastic.
c. falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.
d. is distributed independently of relative elasticities of supply and demand.
b
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Refer to Figure 7-5. With insurance and a third-party payer system, what is the amount of the deadweight loss?
A) $0 B) $2,500 C) $5,000 D) $24,000
Workers and firms both expect that prices will be 2.5% higher next year than they are this year. As a result
A) workers will be willing to take lower wages next year, but not lower than a 2.5 percent decrease. B) aggregate demand will increase by 2.5%. C) the purchasing power of wages will rise if wages increase by 2.5%. D) the short-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the left as wages increase.