Which of the following best describes why the government is not able to decide whether it will be consumers or producers will pay a tax. O a. A tax on consumers will result in an increase in supply O b. Producers will always pass the entire tax onto consumers O c. The tax corrects an externality. O d. The tax changes the equilibrium price, so that producers and consumers share the burden of the tax.
Which of the following best describes why the government is not able to decide whether it will be consumers or producers will pay a tax. O a. A tax on consumers will result in an increase in supply O b. Producers will always pass the entire tax onto consumers O c. The tax corrects an externality. O d. The tax changes the equilibrium price, so that producers and consumers share the burden of the tax.
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![QUESTION 25
Which of the following best describes why the government is not able to decide whether it will be consumers or producers will pay a tax.
O a. A tax on consumers will result in an increase in supply
O b. Producers will always pass the entire tax onto consumers
O c. The tax corrects an externality.
Q d. The tax changes the equilibrium price, so that producers and consumers share the burden of the tax.
QUESTION 26
"The world gasoline market is rigged. Look, we just saw a 5% decrease in the supply of oil and the price of gas shot up 50%, there is no way that can
happen if the price were determined by supply and demand." Which of the following best explains why the quotation above is wrong.
O a. This can happen if simultaneously there is a decrease in the demand for gasoline
O b. There are lots of taxes on oil that make the price very different for suppliers than consumers
O c. A small decrease in quantity can cause a large increase in price if demand is very inelastic
O d. This can happen if there is an externality in the market
QUESTION 27
A good that is non-rival and non-excludable is called a
O a. club good
O b.common resource
O c. public good
O d. private good](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0d2c1d95-9edd-42ca-b00e-7090e772de14%2F9eeb1922-d92a-4577-80b7-dc3b5e7b0314%2F6j2v5kq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 25
Which of the following best describes why the government is not able to decide whether it will be consumers or producers will pay a tax.
O a. A tax on consumers will result in an increase in supply
O b. Producers will always pass the entire tax onto consumers
O c. The tax corrects an externality.
Q d. The tax changes the equilibrium price, so that producers and consumers share the burden of the tax.
QUESTION 26
"The world gasoline market is rigged. Look, we just saw a 5% decrease in the supply of oil and the price of gas shot up 50%, there is no way that can
happen if the price were determined by supply and demand." Which of the following best explains why the quotation above is wrong.
O a. This can happen if simultaneously there is a decrease in the demand for gasoline
O b. There are lots of taxes on oil that make the price very different for suppliers than consumers
O c. A small decrease in quantity can cause a large increase in price if demand is very inelastic
O d. This can happen if there is an externality in the market
QUESTION 27
A good that is non-rival and non-excludable is called a
O a. club good
O b.common resource
O c. public good
O d. private good
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