The point at which the burden of a tax ultimately rests is known as the

a. effect of the tax.
b. impact of the tax.
c. incidence of the tax.
d. direction of the tax.


c. incidence of the tax.

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a. -$500 b. -$700 c. $700 d. $500

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The lure of _______ directs resources toward capital investments.

A. future profits B. current consumption C. high interest rates D. future interest rates

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Exhibit 8-19 Long-run perfectly competitive industry As shown in Exhibit 8-19, assume that a perfectly competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium at point A and the demand curve shifts from D1 to D2. The result is a long-run supply curve drawn from point:

A. A to point B. B. B to point A. C. A to point D. D. A to point C.

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Suppose an excise tax is imposed on product X. We expect this tax to:

A. increase the demand for complementary good Y and decrease the demand for substitute product Z. B. decrease the demand for complementary good Y and increase the demand for substitute product Z. C. increase the demands for both complementary good Y and substitute product Z. D. decrease the demands for both complementary good Y and substitute product Z.

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