Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Price elasticity of demand

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

A government wants to levy a tax on a good so that consumers, rather than producers, bear most of the rise in tax. Which kind of elasticity would be most effective in achieving this objective?

  • Ahigh price elasticity of supply
  • Blow price elasticity of supply
  • Cunitary price elasticity of supply
  • Dperfectly inelastic price elasticity of supply

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