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book Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern cover

Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 9ISBN: 9780538453745
book Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern cover

Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 9ISBN: 9780538453745
Exercise 2
Suppose a tax is imposed on a good with a perfectly elastic supply curve.
a. Who pays the tax?
b. Using demand and supply curves, show how much tax is collected.
c. How would this tax revenue change if the supply curve becomes less elastic?
Explanation
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Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern
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