When a tax is imposed on a good or service, the
A) revenue gained by the government is the excess burden.
B) deadweight loss that arises from a tax is the excess burden.
C) share of the tax paid by the buyer is the excess burden.
D) share of the tax paid by the seller is the excess burden.
E) amount the government collects as tax revenue is the deadweight loss from the tax.
B
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A. cyclical B. frictional C. cyclical and structural D. structural
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The goal of a gold standard is to
A) return money back to its natural state. B) shift wealth from the middle class to the rich. C) reduce uncertainty by limiting the power of the Federal Reserve to increase the amount of money in circulation. D) conserve on natural resources, such as pulpwood, used to make paper money.
Suppose that Mark and Kate are the only consumers of pizzas in a small town. Mark purchases 6 pizzas a week if the price is $12.00 per pizza, but only 3 pizzas per week if the price is $16.00 . Kate, on the other hand, purchases 3 pizzas per week at $12.00 per pizza, but only 2 per week if the price is $17.00 each. The market demand for pizza at a price of $12.00 is equal to _____
a. 5 b. 7 c. 14 d. 9