Assume that the demand for coal is more elastic than the supply. A tax on coal will    a. increase the price of coal paid by buyers, and sellers bear a smaller burden of the tax    b. decrease the price of coal that sellers really get, and sellers have to bear a bigger burden of the tax   c. decrease the price of coal paid by buyers, and buyers have to bear a bigger burden of the tax   d. increase the price of coal that sellers really get, and buyers bear a smaller burden of the tax

The graph shows the market for a vital-to-life drug on which the government has imposed a tax of $2 per dose. The buyer pays the entire tax. Draw the demand curve for this drug. Label it D. the demand for the drug. OA. inelastic; the larger is the amount of the tax paid by the buyer of the drug OB. elastic; the more equally is the tax split between the buyer and the seller of the drug OC. elastic; the larger is the amount of the tax paid by the buyer of the drug OD. inelastic; the more equally is the tax split between the buyer and the seller of the drug The more esc @ AAG 2 1 O И/ # 3 C $ 4 % 5 Oll 6 & 7 O * 00 8 O ( 9 12 8- Price (dollars per dose) S+tax 10 Quantity (millions of doses per year) >>> Draw only the objects specified in the question. 0 G 36

Price a. A. b. B. c. B+C+E + F. d. B + C. e. C. PB Po Ps L AIBI А C 15 Size of tax per unit W Qo Supply Demand Quantity If a tax is placed on the product in this market, tax revenue paid by the buyers is the are

Suppose the market for cigarette is competitive. An economist estimates the price elasticity of demand and supply for cigarette are -0.6 and 0.8 respectively. a. Suppose the government imposes a per-unit tax on the cigarette sellers. Who, buyers or sellers, would share a heavier tax burden? Explain your answers without calculation.  b. Suppose the government imposes a per-unit tax of $40 on the cigarette sellers. By how much would buyers and sellers of cigarettes share the tax burden respectively? Show your calculation.  c. Suppose many small sellers, such as newsstands, complain the heavy tax burden borne by them. Would it be better to these small sellers if the government decides to impose a $20 per-unit tax on both the buyers and the sellers of cigarette? Explain.