Which of the following would be the best choice for the government of Paulina if it decides to increase its tax revenue?
a. Taxing a commodity with an elastic supply
b. Taxing a commodity with an inelastic supply
c. Reducing the tax on a commodity with an elastic demand
d. Reducing the tax on a commodity with an inelastic demand
b
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Some hotels in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina charge over $200 a night in the summer but sometimes as little as $99 a night in the winter. Use supply and demand analysis, including graphical and verbal explanation, for these winter “sales.”
What will be an ideal response?
Should autonomous consumption rise by one dollar, the effect of this on equilibrium income can be offset if net taxes are
A) raised by one dollar. B) lowered by one dollar. C) raised by c dollars. D) lowered by c dollars. E) raised by (1/c) dollars.
The Beard-Hacker Thesis claims that post-bellum economic growth in the United States:
a. was slowed by rapid immigration. b. was accelerated by rapid immigration from English speaking countries. c. was slowed by the formation of industrial monopolies. d. was accelerated by economic and financial changes generated by the Civil War.
Use the table below to answer the following question.UnitsMaximum Willingness to PayMarket PriceMinimum Acceptable Price1$14$8$2212843108648885681064814If output is at 3 units, then the market ________ allocative efficiency and ________ productive efficiency.
A. does not achieve, does not achieve B. does not achieve, achieves C. achieves, achieves D. achieves, does not achieve