To prevent obesity,the government may establish a tax on high caloric foods,such as twinkies.A twinkie tax will have the smallest impact on quantity demanded when the demand curve for twinkies is

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A perfectly inelastic demand means that the quantity demanded remains the same regardless of price changes. Therefore, a tax on high caloric foods, such as twinkies, will not affect the quantity demanded, making it the smallest impact on quantity demanded.

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