Question 1

Figure 8-12 
-Refer to Figure 8-12. Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)  Supply 2 is more elastic than supply 1.
B)  Demand 2 is more elastic than demand 1.
C)  Supply 1 is more inelastic than supply 2.
D)  Demand 2 is more inelastic than supply 2.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

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) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

When a good is taxed, the tax revenue collected by the government equals the decrease in the welfare of buyers and sellers caused by the tax.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Figure 8-10 
-Refer to Figure 8-10. Suppose the government imposes a tax that reduces the quantity sold in the market after the tax to Q2. The deadweight loss of the tax is

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A)  [x (P0-P5)  x Q5] + [x (P5-0)  x Q5].
B)  [x (P0-P2)  x Q2] +[(P2-P8)  x Q2] + [x (P8-0)  x Q2].
C)  (P2-P8)  x Q2.
D)  x (P2-P8)  x (Q5-Q2) .E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Scenario 8-1
Erin would be willing to pay as much as $100 per week to have her house cleaned. Ernesto's opportunity cost of cleaning Erin's house is $70 per week.
-Refer to Scenario 8-1. Assume Erin is required to pay a tax of $15 when she hires someone to clean her house. Which of the following is true?

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A)  Erin will continue to hire Ernesto to clean her house, but her consumer surplus will decline.
B)  Ernesto will continue to clean Erin's house, and his producer surplus will increase.
C)  Total economic welfare (consumer surplus plus producer surplus plus tax revenue)  will decrease.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

When a tax is imposed on sellers, consumer surplus and producer surplus both decrease.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sellers of a product will bear the larger part of the tax burden, and buyers will bear a smaller part of the tax burden, when the

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A)  tax is placed on the sellers of the product.
B)  tax is placed on the buyers of the product.
C)  supply of the product is more elastic than the demand for the product.
D)  demand for the product is more elastic than the supply of the product.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following ideas is the most plausible?

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A)  Tax revenue is more likely to increase when a low tax rate is increased than when a high tax rate is increased.
B)  Tax revenue is less likely to increase when a low tax rate is increased than when a high tax rate is increased.
C)  Tax revenue is likely to increase by the same amount when a low tax rate is increased and when a high tax rate is increased.
D)  Decreasing a tax rate can never increase tax revenue.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Figure 8-4
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-4. The per-unit burden of the tax on sellers is

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A)  $7.
B)  $5.
C)  $4.
D)  $3.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Figure 8-6
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-6. The tax results in a deadweight loss that amounts to

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A)  $600.
B)  $900.
C)  $1,500.
D)  $1,800.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Figure 8-17
The vertical distance between points A and B represents the original tax. 
-Refer to Figure 8-17. The original tax can be represented by the vertical distance AB. Suppose the government is deciding whether to lower the tax to CD or raise it to FG. Which of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compared to the original tax, the larger tax will increase tax revenue.
B)  Compared to the original tax, the smaller tax will decrease deadweight loss.
C)  Compared to the original tax, the smaller tax will decrease tax revenue.
D)  Compared to the original tax, the larger tax will increase deadweight loss.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Figure 8-5
Suppose that the government imposes a tax of P3 - P1. 
-Refer to Figure 8-5. The tax is levied on

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A)  buyers only.
B)  sellers only.
C)  both buyers and sellers.
D)  This is impossible to determine from the figure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Scenario 8-2
Tom mows Stephanie's lawn for $25. Tom's opportunity cost of mowing Stephanie's lawn is $20, and Stephanie's willingness to pay Tom to mow her lawn is $28.
-Refer to Scenario 8-2. If Stephanie hires Tom to mow her lawn, Stephanie's consumer surplus is

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A)  $3.
B)  $5.
C)  $8.
D)  $25.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Figure 8-3
The vertical distance between points A and C represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-3. The price that sellers effectively receive after the tax is imposed is

Accepted Answer

A)  P1.
B)  P2.
C)  P3.
D)  P4.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Relative to a situation in which gasoline is not taxed, the imposition of a tax on gasoline causes the quantity of gasoline demanded to

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A)  decrease and the quantity of gasoline supplied to decrease.
B)  decrease and the quantity of gasoline supplied to increase.
C)  increase and the quantity of gasoline supplied to decrease.
D)  increase and the quantity of gasoline supplied to increase.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Figure 8-4
The vertical distance between points A and B represents a tax in the market. 
-Refer to Figure 8-4. The tax results in a loss of producer surplus that amounts to

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A)  $45.
B)  $90.
C)  $210.
D)  $255.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The less freedom people are given to choose the date of their retirement, the

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A)  more elastic is the supply of labor.
B)  less elastic is the supply of labor.
C)  flatter is the labor supply curve.
D)  smaller is the decrease in employment that will result from a tax on labor.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The demand for bread is less elastic than the demand for donuts; hence, a tax on bread will create a larger deadweight loss than will the same tax on donuts, other things equal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Use the following graph shown to fill in the table that follows.  $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l } 
\hline & \text { WITHOUT TAX } & \text { WITH TAX } & \text { CHANGE } \
\hline \text { Consume surplus } & & & \
\hline \text { Praduce surplus } & & & \
\hline \text { Tax revenue } & & & \
\hline \text { Tatal suphlus } & & & \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Question 20

The benefit to sellers of participating in a market is measured by the

Accepted Answer

A)  amount of taxes collected on sales of the good.
B)  producer surplus.
C)  amount sellers receive for their product.
D)  sellers' willingness to sell.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Figure 8-10 -Refer to Figure 8-10. Suppose the government imposes a tax that reduces the quantity sold in the market after the tax to Q2. The deadweight loss of the tax is

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Figure 8-12 -Refer to Figure 8-12. Which of the following statements is not correct?

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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 price that sellers effectively receive after the tax is imposed is

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Figure 8-5 Suppose that the government imposes a tax of P3 - P1. -Refer to Figure 8-5. The tax is levied on

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When a tax is imposed on sellers, consumer surplus and producer surplus both decrease.

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When a good is taxed, the tax revenue collected by the government equals the decrease in the welfare of buyers and sellers caused by the tax.

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