If government imposes an excise tax on a good and the tax burden is borne equally by buyers and sellers, then
A) price elasticity of demand is unitary.
B) price elasticity of supply is unitary.
C) the absolute values of price elasticities of demand and supply are equal.
D) None of the above
C
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A) rise by the run. B) the average price by the average quantity supplied. C) the percentage change in price by the percentage change in quantity supplied. D) the percentage change in quantity supplied by the percentage change in price.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. Bergman Antitrust Act; Clayton Act B. Sherman Antitrust Act; Stapleton Act C. Sherman Antitrust Act; Clayton Act D. Bergman Antitrust Act; Stapleton Act