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

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

The government levies a specific indirect tax of $1 on every unit of a good sold. In what way does the tax’s introduction shift the good’s demand or supply curve?

  • AThe demand curve of the good will shift vertically downwards by $1.
  • BThe demand curve of the good will shift vertically upwards by $1.
  • CThe supply curve of the good will shift vertically downwards by $1.
  • DThe supply curve of the good will shift vertically upwards by $1.

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