If the government wants to reduce the burning of fossil fuels, it should impose a tax on

a. buyers of gasoline.
b. sellers of gasoline.
c. either buyers or sellers of gasoline.
d. whichever side of the market is less elastic.


c

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Who tends to benefit from the sugar price supports?

a. users of sugar in other products b. individual users of sugar c. producers of other agricultural products d. producers of sugar e. All of the above are correct.

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Refer to the below table and information. If changes in tax laws make households save more by $140 billion at each interest rate, then the new equilibrium interest rate would be:

The schedule shows various interest rates, the associated quantity demanded of loanable funds, and the quantity supplied of loanable funds in billions of dollars at those interest rates.



A. 2 percent

B. 4 percent

C. 8 percent

D. 10 percent

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