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2.) Tax incidence is always highest for the side of the market that a.) Has the lowest legal tax obligation b.) Has the highest legal tax obligation c.) Has the highest price elasticity d.) Has the lowest price elasticity 3.) Suppose the government introduces a $2 per ice cream cone tax on producers in the market for ice cream. What will producer tax incidence be? a.) $0 b.) $1 c.) $2 d.) Not enough information 4.) Consumer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay

2.) Tax incidence is always highest for the side of the market that a.) Has the lowest legal tax obligation b.) Has the highest legal tax obligation c.) Has the highest price elasticity d.) Has the lowest price elasticity 3.) Suppose the government introduces a $2 per ice cream cone tax on producers in the market for ice cream. What will producer tax incidence be? a.) $0 b.) $1 c.) $2 d.) Not enough information 4.) Consumer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay

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2.) Tax incidence is always highest for the side of the market that a.) Has the lowest legal tax obligation b.) Has the highest legal tax obligation c.) Has the highest price elasticity d.) Has the lowest price elasticity 3.) Suppose the government introduces a $2 per ice cream cone tax on producers in the market for ice cream. What will producer tax incidence be? a.) $0 b.) $1 c.) $2 d.) Not enough information 4.) Consumer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay 5.) Producer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay 6.) When price decreases, consumer surplus increases because: a.) the lower price allows new consumers to enter the market b.) consumers already in the market benefit from buying at a lower price c.) both a.) and b.) d.) neither a.) nor b.)
Transcribed Image Text:2.) Tax incidence is always highest for the side of the market that a.) Has the lowest legal tax obligation b.) Has the highest legal tax obligation c.) Has the highest price elasticity d.) Has the lowest price elasticity 3.) Suppose the government introduces a $2 per ice cream cone tax on producers in the market for ice cream. What will producer tax incidence be? a.) $0 b.) $1 c.) $2 d.) Not enough information 4.) Consumer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay 5.) Producer surplus is equal to minus a.) Cost to produce, price b.) Price, cost to produce c.) Willingness to pay, price d.) Price, willingness to pay 6.) When price decreases, consumer surplus increases because: a.) the lower price allows new consumers to enter the market b.) consumers already in the market benefit from buying at a lower price c.) both a.) and b.) d.) neither a.) nor b.)
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