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Bilal Jaber
on Dec 08, 2024
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Refer to Figure 5.7. Had the demand for pumpkins been perfectly inelastic at Point A, the total revenue the government would have received from the imposition of this tax would have been
A) $875.
B) $1,225.
C) $2,100.
D) $3,600.
Excise Tax
A tax on the sale or use of specific products or transactions, often included in the price of the product.
Supply Curve
A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that suppliers are willing and able to sell at that price.
Perfectly Inelastic
A scenario in which the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.
- Explore the effects of taxing policies on market outcomes, with a focus on changes observed in prices and quantities along supply and demand axes.
- Scrutinize the relationship between elasticity and its effects on government tax collections, as well as on the tax burden for producers and consumers.
- Apprehend the visual graphs of supply and demand scenarios, including changes following tax impositions.
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Learning Objectives
- Explore the effects of taxing policies on market outcomes, with a focus on changes observed in prices and quantities along supply and demand axes.
- Scrutinize the relationship between elasticity and its effects on government tax collections, as well as on the tax burden for producers and consumers.
- Apprehend the visual graphs of supply and demand scenarios, including changes following tax impositions.