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- Prices, Wages & Taxeseconomics-mcqs › prices-wages-taxes
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- 30 May 2019
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
Explanation
The allocation of a tax's burden does not depend on who is legally required to pay it but rather on the relative price elasticities of supply and demand. The side of the market that is less responsive to price changes (more inelastic) will bear a greater share of the tax burden.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.When a tax is imposed on an essential product, who is most likely to bear the majority of the tax burden?
- 2.If a tax is imposed on buyers in a market, what is the effect on the distribution of the tax burden?
- 3.In the supply and demand framework, when a tax is imposed on sellers of a product, which curve shifts and in what direction?
- 4.Which type of employee is most likely to face greater challenges in securing employment following an increase in the minimum wage?
- 5.Which of the following illustrates a price floor in economic terms?
- 6.Who is more inclined to advocate for the implementation of a price floor in the market?
- 7.What does a price floor represent in market regulation?
- 8.What is the result of implementing a binding price ceiling in a market?
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