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
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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