Suppose the supply curve and the demand curve both have unitary elasticity at all prices. The price increase to consumers resulting from a specific tax of $1 imposed on sellers will be

A) $1.
B) 50 cents.
C) zero.
D) impossible to calculate without knowing the slope of the supply curve.

B

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A) "Expansionary monetary policy allows the central bank to control inflation and unemployment simultaneously." B) "Monetary policies have the greatest impact on real GDP when they are anticipated." C) "Wages adjust rapidly to changes in inflation as long as expectations are formed rationally." D) "Technological shocks to the economy affect only aggregate demand in the short run."

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Suppose that the demand curve for apples is downward sloping and the price per bushel increases from $6.50 to $7.50. We would then expect

A) the demand for apples to decrease. B) the quantity of apples demanded to fall. C) the demand curve to shift toward the origin. D) the quantity of apples demanded to increase.

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