. 1 6 S 4 3 2 Figure 8-22 Refer to Figure 8-22. Suppose the government changed the per-unit tax from $3.00 to $4.50. Compared to the original tax rate, this higher tax rate would a increase tax revenue and increase the deadweight loss from the tax b. increase tax revenue and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax c decrease tax revenue and increase the deadweight loss from the tax d. decrease tax revenue and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax

. 1 6 S 4 3 2 Figure 8-22 Refer to Figure 8-22. Suppose the government changed the per-unit tax from $3.00 to $4.50. Compared to the original tax rate, this higher tax rate would a increase tax revenue and increase the deadweight loss from the tax b. increase tax revenue and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax c decrease tax revenue and increase the deadweight loss from the tax d. decrease tax revenue and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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53. The side of the market with the relatively higher elasticity will face more of the tax burden. Select one: a. False b. True
QUESTION 3 Figure 1 Price S+ tax 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 50 60 Quantity Refer to Figure 1. What is the share of the tax burden per unit that buyers would pay? $1.00 $1.50 $2.50 $3.00
Price 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 50 100 Type your answers in all of the blanks and submit X, X' S2- the market, the equilibrium quantity is 200 Type your answer here 150 200 Quantity in total tax revenue. DI 250 S₁ 300 Consider the market in the figure where D1 denotes demand and S1 denotes supply. When a unit tax of 15 is imposed on sellers in 350 The government collects 400
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