21.Inwhichofthefollowinginstanceswouldthedeadweightlossofthetaxonairlineticketsincreasebyafactorof9? a.Thetaxonairlineticketsincreasesfrom$20perticketto$60perticket. b.Thetaxonairlineticketsincreasesfrom$20perticketto$90perticket. c.Thetaxonairlineticketsincreasesfrom$15perticketto$60perticket. d.Thetaxonairlineticketsincreasesfrom$15perticketto$135perticket. 22.Inwhichofthefollowinginstanceswouldthedeadweightlossofthetaxoncartonsofcigarettesincreasebyafactorof9? a.Thetaxoncartonsofcigarettesincreasesfrom$10to$11.11. b.Thetaxoncartonsofcigarettesincreasesfrom$10to$20. c.Thetaxoncartonsofcigarettesincreasesfrom$10to$30. d.Thetaxoncartonsofcigarettesincreasesfrom$10to$90. 23.Whichofthefollowingeventsisconsistentwithanincreaseinthedeadweightlossofthegasolinetaxfrom$30millionto$120million? a.Thetaxongasolineincreasesfrom$0.30pergallonto$0.45pergallon. b.Thetaxongasolineincreasesfrom$0.30pergallonto$0.60pergallon. c.Thetaxongasolineincreasesfrom$0.25pergallonto$0.45pergallon. d.Thetaxongasolineincreasesfrom$0.25pergallonto$1.00pergallon. 24.AssumethatforgoodXthesupplycurveforagoodisatypical,upward-slopingstraightline,andthedemandcurveisatypicaldownward-slopingstraightline.Ifthegoodistaxed,andthetaxisdoubled,the a.baseofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlossquadruples. b.heightofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlossdoubles. c.deadweightlossofthetaxdoubles. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 25.AssumethatforgoodXthesupplycurveforagoodisatypical,upward-slopingstraightline,andthedemandcurveisatypicaldownward-slopingstraightline.Ifthegoodistaxed,andthetaxisdoubled,the a.baseofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlossdoubles. b.heightofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlossdoubles. c.deadweightlossofthetaxquadruples. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 26.AssumethatforgoodXthesupplycurveforagoodisatypical,upward-slopingstraightline,andthedemandcurveisatypicaldownward-slopingstraightline.Ifthegoodistaxed,andthetaxistripled,the a.baseofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlosstriples. b.heightofthetrianglethatrepresentsthedeadweightlosstriples. c.deadweightlossofthetaxincreasesbyafactorofnine. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 27.Supposethetaxongasolineisdecreasedfrom$0.60pergallonto$0.40pergallon.Asaresult, a.taxrevenuenecessarilydecreases. b.thedeadweightlossofthetaxnecessarilydecreases. c.thedemandcurveforgasolinenecessarilybecomessteeper. d.thesupplycurveforgasolinenecessarilybecomesflatter. 28.Supposethatthemarketforlarge,64-ouncesoftdrinksinthetownofPudgyvilleischaracterizedbyatypical,downward-sloping,lineardemandcurveandatypical,upward-sloping,linearsupplycurve.Themarketisinitiallyinequilibriumwith1,000softdrinkssoldperday.Thenewly-electedMayorofPudgyvillewantstotax64-ouncesoftdrinks.Sheisconsideringeithera$0.10taxora$0.30tax.Herchiefeconomicadvisorestimatesthatthenumberofsoftdrinkssoldaftera$0.10taxwillbe900andaftera$0.30taxwillbe500.Whichtaxisbetter? a.The$0.10taxisbetterbecauseitraisesmorerevenueandcreatesalowerdeadweightlossthanthe$0.30tax. b.The$0.30taxisbetterbecauseitraisesmorerevenueandcreatesalowerdeadweightlossthanthe$0.10tax. c.Itisnotclearwhichtaxisbetterbecausealthoughthe$0.30taxraisesmoretaxrevenues,itcreatesalargerdeadweightlossthanthe$0.10tax. d.Itisnotclearwhichtaxisbetterbecausealthoughthe$0.10taxraisesmoretaxrevenues,itcreatesalargerdeadweightlossthanthe$0.30tax. 29.Withlineardemandandsupplycurvesinamarket,supposeataxof$0.20perunitonagoodcreatesadeadweightlossof$40.Ifthetaxisincreasedto$0.50perunit,thedeadweightlossfromthenewtaxwillbe a.$200. b.$250. c.$475. d.$625. 30.Thehigheracountry’staxrates,themorelikelythatcountrywillbe a.atthetopoftheLaffercurve. b.onthepositivelyslopedpartoftheLaffercurve. c.onthenegativelyslopedpartoftheLaffercurve. d.experiencingsmalldeadweightlosses.