A tax levied on purchases of a particular good or service

A) is illegal because it is discriminatory.
B) always leads to a reduction in total tax revenues.
C) always leads to an increase in total tax revenues.
D) is an excise tax.


D

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A) unit elastic; does not change B) unit elastic; increases C) unit elastic; decreases D) elastic; does not change E) inelastic; does not change

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The analysis of the behavior of individual decision-making units is the definition of

A) microeconomics. B) positive economics. C) macroeconomics. D) normative economics.

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If a firm has two plants, one located in desirable Scenic Springs and the other located in the undesirable Swamp Lands, the workers in Scenic Springs will be paid ________ than the workers in Swamp Land and the difference in wages is referred to as a ________.

A) less; compensating wage differential B) less; worker equity payment C) more; worker equity payment D) more; compensating wage differential

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The extra revenue produced by the change in quantity, on a per-unit basis, is called:

A. marginal benefit. B. marginal revenue. C. infra marginal units. D. both marginal benefit and marginal revenue.

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