If the government wishes to discourage smoking by tax increases, the buyer pays a larger share of the tax if the: Select one: O a. tax is imposed on the buyer O b. price is higher O c. supply is price inelastic Od. demand is price inelastic Oe. tax is imposed on the seller

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If the government wishes to discourage smoking by tax increases, the buyer pays a larger share of the tax if
the:
Select one:
O a. tax is imposed on the buyer
O b.
price is higher
O c.
supply is price inelastic
O d.
demand is price inelastic
O e. tax is imposed on the seller
Transcribed Image Text:If the government wishes to discourage smoking by tax increases, the buyer pays a larger share of the tax if the: Select one: O a. tax is imposed on the buyer O b. price is higher O c. supply is price inelastic O d. demand is price inelastic O e. tax is imposed on the seller
You and your best friend want to hire a professional photographer to take pictures of your two families. The
costs of the four potential sellers in the local photography market are: Lebron $700; Kobe $600; Kevin $450 and
Steve $400. You and your friend agree to offer $500 for each session. Who accepts the offer, and what is the
total producer surplus in the market?
Select one:
O a. Kevin and Steve; $150
Ob. LeBron and Kobe: $500
Oc. LeBron and Kobe; $300
Od. Kevin and Steve: $500
B
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Transcribed Image Text:You and your best friend want to hire a professional photographer to take pictures of your two families. The costs of the four potential sellers in the local photography market are: Lebron $700; Kobe $600; Kevin $450 and Steve $400. You and your friend agree to offer $500 for each session. Who accepts the offer, and what is the total producer surplus in the market? Select one: O a. Kevin and Steve; $150 Ob. LeBron and Kobe: $500 Oc. LeBron and Kobe; $300 Od. Kevin and Steve: $500 B w
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Elasticity and taxes are two important concepts in understanding the burden and incidence of taxes. The government also uses them to figure out how much tax should be applied to specific items. Higher taxes are frequently levied on inelastic demand goods since the quantity demanded does not change as a result of the taxation, and the government makes a significant profit. Because the quantity demanded fluctuates a lot due to taxing, taxes on commodities with elastic demand are lower.

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