Which of the following statements are true:OA gasoline tax can be fair in the sense of the benefits principle, and it can be efficient as a pigovian tax.O Changing the income tax system form progressive to proportional makes the tax more efficient, but lessequitable.No matter what the circumstances, taxes always create deadweight losses.Taxes that promote equity, such as a progressive income tax, usually do so at the expense of efficiency.

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At current income tax rates, marginal revenue of taxation is the same for Suzi and Billy. Marginal utility of consumption is equal to 2 for Suzi and equal to 10 for Billy. Which of the following would reduce total deadweight loss without reducing revenue? O Increase tax on Billy and reduce tax on Suzi. Increase tax on Suzi and reduce tax on Billy. Reduce taxes on both Billy and Suzi. Increase taxes on both Billy and Suzi.
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Ciear my cnoice 43. A tax paid by buyers shifts the supply curve, while a tax paid by sellers shifts the demand curve. However, the outcome is the same regardless of who pays the tax. Select one: O a. True O b. False Figure 64 Price 4
a) The government decides to impose a unit-tax on producers instead of a unit-sales tax on consumers, arguing that this will protect consumers from negative effects of the tax. Your response to this statement should be that O This is incorrect reasoning, because consumers actually will be affected more by the tax on production than a sales tax O This is incorrect reasoning, because consumers are always hit harder by a sales tax O This is incorrect reasoning, because it doesn't matter whether the tax is imposed on sales or production, the impact is the same O This is the correct reasoning, because consumers do not pay for the production. b) Tom likes eBooks and iTunes. eBooks cost $4 and provide a marginal utility of 10; iTunes cost $1 and provide a marginal utility of 3. To maximize utility for the given budget, Tom should O Buy more eBooks and fewer iTunes O Buy fewer eBooks and more iTunes O Not change his current consumption choice
QUESTION 2 Andrea is willing to pay a maximum of $1000 for a 50 inches television. She was able to order the television online and earned a consumer surplus of 300. How much she would have paid for that TV? O a. $1,300. O b.$700. O. $300. O d. $1,000. QUESTION 3 In normal circumstances if the government doubles the tax on a product then the resulting deadweight loss will be O a. four times the previous deadweight loss. O b. double of the previous deadweight loss. O c. equals to the previous deadweight loss. O d. less than previous deadweight loss.
The U.S. income tax is currently O progressive O proportional O regressive O proactive a tax.
Which of the following will most likely lead to the smallest deadweight loss (all else equal)? Select one: A. A payroll tax of $10 B. A mandated benefit that costs $15 and employees value at $4 C. A payroll tax of $7 D. A subsidy of $13 E. A mandated benefit that costs $9 and employees value at $3 O O O O
Notice that the before-tax equilibrium price was 25. Compared to the price, in the after-tax equilibrium, how much more would consumers need to pay to buy one X? This is the consumers’ tax incidence. Also, in the after-tax equilibrium, how much less would sellers receive from each X they sell? This is the sellers’ tax incidence. (note: this question asks changes in the prices from before-tax equilibrium price 25) Consumers’ tax incidence: Sellers’ tax incidence:
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The figure shows the market for tires. According to the figure, the government collects per month in total tax revenue Price (dollars per tire) em O A. $2,000 million S+ tax 70 OB. $1,200 million 60 O C. $600 million 50 D. $900 million 40 O E. None of the above answers is correct. 30 e As 20 t Ass 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Quantity (millions of tires per month) AR 1 O Time Remaining: 00:58:33 Next ompleted This course (ECON202 s2022 online) is based on Bade/Parkin: Foundations of Microeconomics, 9e MacBook Pro
1. Consider the market for rubber bands. If this market has very elastic supply and very inelastic demand, how would the burden of a tax on rubber bands be shared between consumers and producers? Use the tools of consumer surplus and producer surplus in syour answer. a. b. If this market has very inelastic supply and very elastic demand, how would the burden of a tax on rubber bands be shared between consumers and producers? Contrast your answer with your answer to part (a).
Tax incidence is O A. the potential division of the burden of a tax between buyers and government in a market. O B. the potential division of the burden of a tax between buyers and sellers in a market. O C. the actual division of the burden of a tax between buyers and sellers in a market. O D. the actual division of the burden of a tax between buyers and government in a market.

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