Question 1

Figure 8-2
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-2. The imposition of the tax causes the price paid by buyers to

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A)  decrease by $2.
B)  increase by $3.
C)  decrease by $4.
D)  increase by $5.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The idea that tax cuts would increase the quantity of labor supplied, thus increasing tax revenue, became known as supply-side economics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Figure 8-23. The figure represents the relationship between the size of a tax and the tax revenue raised by that tax. 
-Refer to Figure 8-23. If the economy is at point B on the curve, then a small decrease in the tax rate will

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A)  increase the deadweight loss of the tax and increase tax revenue.
B)  increase the deadweight loss of the tax and decrease tax revenue.
C)  decrease the deadweight loss of the tax and increase tax revenue.
D)  decrease the deadweight loss of the tax and decrease tax revenue.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Consider a good to which a per-unit tax applies. The greater the price elasticities of demand and supply for the good, the

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A)  smaller the deadweight loss from the tax.
B)  greater the deadweight loss from the tax.
C)  more efficient is the tax.
D)  more equitable is the distribution of the tax burden between buyers and sellers.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Scenario 8-3
Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: 
-Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes:  
If T = 40, how much is the burden of the tax on the buyers and on the sellers?

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Question 6

Suppose that policymakers are considering placing a tax on either of two markets. In Market A, the tax will have a significant effect on the price consumers pay, but it will not affect equilibrium quantity very much. In Market B, the same tax will have only a small effect on the price consumers pay, but it will have a large effect on the equilibrium quantity. Other factors are held constant. In which market will the tax have a larger deadweight loss?

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A)  Market A
B)  Market B
C)  The deadweight loss will be the same in both markets.
D)  There is not enough information to answer the question.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Figure 8-4
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-4. The price that sellers effectively receive after the tax is imposed is

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A)  $12.
B)  between $8 and $12.
C)  between $5 and $8.
D)  $5.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Scenario 8-3
Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: 
-Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes:  
If T = 40, how much tax revenue will be collected from this tax?

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Tax revenu...

Question 9

Figure 8-3
The vertical distance between points A and C represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-3. The amount of deadweight loss associated with the tax is equal to

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A)  P3ACP1.
B)  ABC.
C)  P2ADP3.
D)  P1DCP2.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Suppose that the market for large, 64-ounce soft drinks in the town of Pudgyville is characterized by a typical, downward-sloping, linear demand curve and a typical, upward-sloping, linear supply curve. The market is initially in equilibrium with 1,000 soft drinks sold per day. The newly-elected Mayor of Pudgyville wants to tax 64-ounce soft drinks. She is considering either a $0.10 tax or a $0.30 tax. Her chief economic advisor estimates that the number of soft drinks sold after a $0.10 tax will be 900 and after a $0.30 tax will be 500. Which tax is better?

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A)  The $0.10 tax is better because it raises more revenue and creates a lower deadweight loss than the $0.30 tax.
B)  The $0.30 tax is better because it raises more revenue and creates a lower deadweight loss than the $0.10 tax.
C)  It is not clear which tax is better because although the $0.30 tax raises more tax revenues, it creates a larger deadweight loss than the $0.10 tax.
D)  It is not clear which tax is better because although the $0.10 tax raises more tax revenues, it creates a larger deadweight loss than the $0.30 tax.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If the size of a tax increases, tax revenue

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A)  increases.
B)  decreases.
C)  remains the same.
D)  may increase, decrease, or remain the same.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Tax revenue equals the size of the tax multiplied by the quantity sold in the market after the tax is levied.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Economists generally agree that the most important tax in the U.S. economy is the

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A)  investment tax.
B)  sales tax.
C)  property tax.
D)  labor tax.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In the early 1980s, which of the following countries had a marginal tax rate of about 80 percent?

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A)  United States
B)  Canada
C)  Japan
D)  SwedenE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The result of the large tax cuts in the first Reagan Administration demonstrated very convincingly that Arthur Laffer was correct when he asserted that cuts in tax rates would increase tax revenue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Figure 8-26 
-Refer to Figure 8-26. How much is total surplus at the market equilibrium?

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Total surplus is the sum of co...

Question 17

When motorcycles are taxed and sellers of motorcycles are required to pay the tax to the government,

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A)  the quantity of motorcycles bought and sold in the market is reduced.
B)  the price paid by buyers of motorcycles decreases.
C)  the demand for motorcycles decreases.
D)  there is a movement downward and to the right along the demand curve for motorcycles.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Figure 8-8
Suppose the government imposes a $10 per unit tax on a good. 
-Refer to Figure 8-8. One effect of the tax is to

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A)  reduce consumer surplus by $108.
B)  reduce producer surplus by $72.
C)  create a deadweight loss of $60.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Suppose the price of milk is $2.39 per gallon, and the equilibrium quantity of milk is 100 thousand gallons per day with no tax on milk. Starting from this initial situation, which of the following scenarios would result in the smallest deadweight loss?

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A)  The price elasticity of demand for milk is 0.3, the price elasticity of supply for milk is 0.7, and the milk tax amounts to $0.40 per gallon.
B)  The price elasticity of demand for milk is 0.2, the price elasticity of supply for milk is 0.5, and the milk tax amounts to $0.30 per gallon.
C)  The price elasticity of demand for milk is 0.2, the price elasticity of supply for milk is 0.7, and the milk tax amounts to $0.30 per gallon.
D)  The price elasticity of demand for milk is 0.1, the price elasticity of supply for milk is 0.5, and the milk tax amounts to $0.20 per gallon.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Figure 8-25 
-Refer to Figure 8-25. Suppose the government places a $4 tax per unit on this good. How much is producer surplus after the tax is imposed?

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Figure 8-26 -Refer to Figure 8-26. How much is total surplus at the market equilibrium?

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When motorcycles are taxed and sellers of motorcycles are required to pay the tax to the government,

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If the size of a tax increases, tax revenue

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Scenario 8-3 Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: -Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes: If T = 40, how much tax revenue will be collected from this tax?

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Figure 8-23. The figure represents the relationship between the size of a tax and the tax revenue raised by that tax. -Refer to Figure 8-23. If the economy is at point B on the curve, then a small decrease in the tax rate will

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Figure 8-2 The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-2. The imposition of the tax causes the price paid by buyers to

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Consider a good to which a per-unit tax applies. The greater the price elasticities of demand and supply for the good, the

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Tax revenue equals the size of the tax multiplied by the quantity sold in the market after the tax is levied.

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The idea that tax cuts would increase the quantity of labor supplied, thus increasing tax revenue, became known as supply-side economics.

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Figure 8-8 Suppose the government imposes a $10 per unit tax on a good. -Refer to Figure 8-8. One effect of the tax is to

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In the early 1980s, which of the following countries had a marginal tax rate of about 80 percent?

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Scenario 8-3 Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: -Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes: If T = 40, how much is the burden of the tax on the buyers and on the sellers?

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Figure 8-3 The vertical distance between points A and C represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-3. The amount of deadweight loss associated with the tax is equal to

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Figure 8-25 -Refer to Figure 8-25. Suppose the government places a $4 tax per unit on this good. How much is producer surplus after the tax is imposed?

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Suppose the price of milk is $2.39 per gallon, and the equilibrium quantity of milk is 100 thousand gallons per day with no tax on milk. Starting from this initial situation, which of the following scenarios would result in the smallest deadweight loss?

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The result of the large tax cuts in the first Reagan Administration demonstrated very convincingly that Arthur Laffer was correct when he asserted that cuts in tax rates would increase tax revenue.

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Figure 8-4 The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-4. The price that sellers effectively receive after the tax is imposed is

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Figure 8-26 -Refer to Figure 8-26. How much is total surplus at the market equilibrium?

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Economists generally agree that the most important tax in the U.S. economy is the

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When motorcycles are taxed and sellers of motorcycles are required to pay the tax to the government,

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If the size of a tax increases, tax revenue

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Scenario 8-3 Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: -Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes: If T = 40, how much tax revenue will be collected from this tax?

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Figure 8-23. The figure represents the relationship between the size of a tax and the tax revenue raised by that tax. -Refer to Figure 8-23. If the economy is at point B on the curve, then a small decrease in the tax rate will

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Figure 8-2 The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-2. The imposition of the tax causes the price paid by buyers to

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Consider a good to which a per-unit tax applies. The greater the price elasticities of demand and supply for the good, the

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Tax revenue equals the size of the tax multiplied by the quantity sold in the market after the tax is levied.

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The idea that tax cuts would increase the quantity of labor supplied, thus increasing tax revenue, became known as supply-side economics.

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Figure 8-8 Suppose the government imposes a $10 per unit tax on a good. -Refer to Figure 8-8. One effect of the tax is to

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In the early 1980s, which of the following countries had a marginal tax rate of about 80 percent?

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Scenario 8-3 Suppose the market demand and market supply curves are given by the equations: -Refer to Scenario 8-3. Suppose that a tax of T is placed on buyers so that the demand curve becomes: If T = 40, how much is the burden of the tax on the buyers and on the sellers?

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Figure 8-3 The vertical distance between points A and C represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-3. The amount of deadweight loss associated with the tax is equal to

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Figure 8-25 -Refer to Figure 8-25. Suppose the government places a $4 tax per unit on this good. How much is producer surplus after the tax is imposed?

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Suppose the price of milk is $2.39 per gallon, and the equilibrium quantity of milk is 100 thousand gallons per day with no tax on milk. Starting from this initial situation, which of the following scenarios would result in the smallest deadweight loss?

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The result of the large tax cuts in the first Reagan Administration demonstrated very convincingly that Arthur Laffer was correct when he asserted that cuts in tax rates would increase tax revenue.

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Figure 8-4 The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. -Refer to Figure 8-4. The price that sellers effectively receive after the tax is imposed is

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