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When demand is perfectly inelastic, increase in price does not lead to decrease in quantity demanded. Thus burden of tax is borne by consumers only when demand is perfectly inelastic.
Thus price paid by consumers increases by 9.
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Refer to Figure: Supply and Demand Suppose the government imposes a tax of $6 on consumers....
Refer to Figure: Supply and Demand Suppose the
government imposes a tax of $6 on consumers. Which statement is
correct?
a.
Consumers will pay $16, the producer will receive $10, and total
surplus decreases by $6.
b.
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c.
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d.
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Refer to Figure: Supply and Demand Suppose the
government imposes a tax of $6 on consumers. Which statement is
correct?
a.
Consumers will pay $16, the producer will receive $10, and total
surplus decreases by $6.
b.
Consumers will pay $14, the producer will receive $8, and total
surplus decreases by $6.
c.
Consumers will pay $14, the producer will receive $8, and total
surplus decreases by $24.
d.
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