If lower-income households spend a greater share of their income on cigarettes than do higher-income households, then a tax that raises the price of cigarettes will
A) cause lower-income households to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than that incurred by higher-income households.
B) cause higher-income households to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than that incurred by lower-income households.
C) raise consumer surplus among higher-income households.
D) cause consumer surplus to decline among smokers, but the relative impact cannot be determined from the given information.
D
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A specific tariff provides home producers more protection when
A) the home market buys cheaper products rather than expensive products. B) it is applied to a commodity with many grade variations. C) the home demand for a good is elastic with respect to price changes. D) it is levied on manufactured goods rather than primary products. E) the home supply outnumbers the foreign imports.
By purchasing large amounts of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in 2009, the Federal Reserve's goal was to
a. raise the price of MBS and raise their yields. b. raise the price of MBS and lower their yields. c. lower the price of MBS and raise their yields. d. lower the price of MBS and lower their yields.
The ______ allows a person to focus on the variable he or she wants to study.
a. the ceteris paribus price b. the equilibrium assumption c. the equilibrium price d. the ceteris paribus assumption
A shift from S1 to S2 reflects the change that happens when a negative externality is taken into account. A shift from D1 to D2 reflects the change that happens when a positive externality is taken into account. Refer to the above figures. An external cost exists. This will lead to a(n)