Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former senator from New York, once proposed a federal sales tax on ammunition as a way to achieve gun control without violating the second amendment to the U.S. constitution. How might Moynihan's proposal work? Select one: O a. By increasing the cost of a substitute, it would decrease the demand for guns. O b. By increasing the cost of producing a gun, it would decrease the supply of guns. O c. By increasing the cost of a complement, it would decrease the demand for guns. O d. By increasing the cost of using the gun, it would decrease the supply of guns.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former senator from New York, once proposed a federal sales tax on ammunition as a way to achieve gun control without violating the second amendment to the U.S. constitution. How might Moynihan's proposal work? Select one: O a. By increasing the cost of a substitute, it would decrease the demand for guns. O b. By increasing the cost of producing a gun, it would decrease the supply of guns. O c. By increasing the cost of a complement, it would decrease the demand for guns. O d. By increasing the cost of using the gun, it would decrease the supply of guns.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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