Heavily taxed items with inelastic short-run demand curves place most of the tax burden on ______.

a. sellers
b. government
c. society at large
d. buyers


d. buyers

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A. exceeds quantity supplied. B. equals quantity supplied. C. is less than quantity supplied. D. Any of the above is possible.

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Refer to Figure 4-1. If the market price is $3.50, what is the consumer surplus on the first ice cream cone?

A) $0 B) $0.50 C) $3.50 D) $9.00

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If two variables B and V are negatively correlated, B ________ when V ________

A) goes up; goes down B) goes up; goes up C) goes down; goes down D) remains unchanged; goes down

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Refer to the above table. How many workers will this firm hire if the weekly wage rate is $900?

A) 26 B) 27 C) 28 D) 29

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