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Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1305507111
book Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker cover

Economics for Today 9th Edition by Irvin Tucker

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1305507111
Exercise 18
As shown in Exhibit 11, assume the government places a $1 per pack sales tax on cigarettes. The percentage of the burden of taxation paid by consumers of a pack of cigarettes is
A) zero.
B) 25 percent.
C) 50 percent.
D) 100 percent.
EXHIBIT 11 Supply and Demand Curves for Cigarettes As shown in Exhibit 11, assume the government places a $1 per pack sales tax on cigarettes. The percentage of the burden of taxation paid by consumers of a pack of cigarettes is A) zero. B) 25 percent. C) 50 percent. D) 100 percent. EXHIBIT 11 Supply and Demand Curves for Cigarettes
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