If the government wants to minimize the welfare loss of a tax, it should tax goods with more inelastic demands or supplies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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A) 40.0 B) 25.0 C) 0.4 D) 2.5 E) 10.0

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If GDP increases, then real GDP

A. may have either increased or decreased. B. has increased. C. has decreased. D. is unchanged.

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Which of the following do economists consider to be capital?

A. A pair of stockings. B. A construction crane. C. A savings account. D. A share of IBM stock.

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What are the benefits of using a pollution tax rather than a command-and-control system to internalize an externality?

What will be an ideal response?

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