Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

A government places a specific indirect tax on a product. In which situation will this tax lead to the largest fall in consumer surplus for the product’s buyers?

  • AThe product has price elastic demand and price elastic supply.
  • BThe product has price elastic demand and price inelastic supply.
  • CThe product has price inelastic demand and price elastic supply.
  • DThe product has price inelastic demand and price inelastic supply.

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