13. "We should impose a 20 percent luxury tax on expensive automobiles (those with a sales price of $75,000 or more) in order to collect more tax revenue from the wealthy." Will the burden of the proposed tax fall primarily on the wealthy? Why or why not?

13. "We should impose a 20 percent luxury tax on expensive automobiles (those with a sales price of $75,000 or more) in order to collect more tax revenue from the wealthy." Will the burden of the proposed tax fall primarily on the wealthy? Why or why not?

Principles of Economics 2e

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Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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Chapter5: Elasticity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 20RQ: Under which circumstances does line tax burden fall entirely on consumers?

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13. "We should impose a 20 percent luxury tax on expensive
automobiles (those with a sales price of $75,000 or more)
in order to collect more tax revenue from the wealthy." Will
the burden of the proposed tax fall primarily on the wealthy?
Why or why not?

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