Question : 181.Thedemandforsaltisinelastic,andthesupplyofsaltiselastic.Thedemandforcaviariselastic,andthesupplyofcaviarisinelastic.Supposethatataxof$1perpoundisleviedonthesellersofsalt,andataxof$1perpoundisleviedonthebuyersofcavi : 1262460
181.Thedemandforsaltisinelastic,andthesupplyofsaltiselastic.Thedemandforcaviariselastic,andthesupplyofcaviarisinelastic.Supposethatataxof$1perpoundisleviedonthesellersofsalt,andataxof$1perpoundisleviedonthebuyersofcaviar.Wewouldexpectthatmostoftheburdenofthesetaxeswillfallon a.sellersofsaltandthebuyersofcaviar. b.sellersofsaltandthesellersofcaviar. c.buyersofsaltandthesellersofcaviar. d.buyersofsaltandthebuyersofcaviar. 182.Supposethedemandformacaroniisinelastic,thesupplyofmacaroniiselastic,thedemandforcigarettesisinelastic,andthesupplyofcigarettesiselastic.Ifataxwereleviedonthesellersofbothofthesecommodities,wewouldexpectthattheburdenof a.bothtaxeswouldfallmoreheavilyonthebuyersthanonthesellers. b.themacaronitaxwouldfallmoreheavilyonthesellersthanonthebuyers,andtheburdenofthecigarettetaxwouldfallmoreheavilyonthebuyersthanonthesellers. c.themacaronitaxwouldfallmoreheavilyonthebuyersthanonthesellers,andtheburdenofthecigarettetaxwouldfallmoreheavilyonthesellersthanonthebuyers. d.bothtaxeswouldfallmoreheavilyonthesellersthanonthebuyers. 183.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?Ataxburden a.fallsmoreheavilyonthesideofthemarketthatismoreelastic. b.fallsmoreheavilyonthesideofthemarketthatislesselastic. c.fallsmoreheavilyonthesideofthemarketthatisclosesttounitelastic. d.isdistributedindependentlyoftherelativeelasticitiesofsupplyanddemand. 184.Ataxburdenfallsmoreheavilyonthesideofthemarketthat a.hasafewernumberofparticipants. b.ismoreinelastic. c.isclosertounitelastic. d.islessinelastic. 185.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect? a.Ataxleviedonbuyerswillneverbepartiallypaidbysellers. b.Whoactuallypaysataxdependsonthepriceelasticitiesofsupplyanddemand. c.Governmentcandecidewhoactuallypaysatax. d.Ataxleviedonsellersalwayswillbepassedoncompletelytobuyers. 186.Assumethedemandforcigarettesisrelativelyinelastic,andthesupplyofcigarettesisrelativelyelastic.Whencigarettesaretaxed,wewouldexpect a.mostoftheburdenofthetaxtofallonsellersofcigarettes,regardlessofwhetherbuyersorsellersofcigarettesarerequiredtopaythetaxtothegovernment. b.mostoftheburdenofthetaxtofallonbuyersofcigarettes,regardlessofwhetherbuyersorsellersofcigarettesarerequiredtopaythetaxtothegovernment. c.thedistributionofthetaxburdenbetweenbuyersandsellersofcigarettestodependonwhetherbuyersorsellersofcigarettesarerequiredtopaythetaxtothegovernment. d.alargepercentageofsmokerstoquitsmokinginresponsetothetax. Figure6-29 Supposethegovernmentimposesa$2onthismarket. 187.RefertoFigure6-29.Thebuyerswillbearahighershareofthetaxburdenthansellersifthedemandis a.D1,andthesupplyisS1. b.D2,andthesupplyisS1. c.D1,andthesupplyisS2. d.D2,andthesupplyisS2. 188.RefertoFigure6-29.Thebuyersandsellerswillbearanequalshareofthetaxburdenifthedemandis a.D1,andthesupplyisS1. b.D2,andthesupplyisS1. c.D1,andthesupplyisS2. d.D2,andthesupplyisS2. 189.RefertoFigure6-29.SupposeD1representsthedemandcurveforpaperbacknovels,D2representsthedemandcurveforgasoline,andS1representsthesupplycurveforpaperbacknovelsandgasoline.Aftertheimpositionofthe$2onpaperbacknovelsandongasoline,the a.buyersofgasolinebearahigherburdenofthe$2taxthanbuyersofpaperbacknovels. b.sellersofgasolinebearahigherburdenofthe$2taxthansellersofpaperbacknovels. c.buyersofgasolinebearanequalburdenofthe$2taxasbuyersofpaperbacknovels. d.Botha)andb)arecorrect. 190.RefertoFigure6-29.SupposeD1representsthedemandcurveforgasolineinboththeshortrunandlongrun,S1representsthesupplycurveforgasolineintheshortrun,andS2representsthesupplycurveforgasolineinthelongrun.Aftertheimpositionofthe$2,thepricepaidbybuyerswillbe a.higherinthelongrunthanintheshortrun. b.higherintheshortrunthaninthelongrun. c.equivalentintheshortrunandthelongrun. d.unabletobedeterminedwithoutadditionalinformation.