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

Price elasticity of supply — practice question

A government wants to levy a tax on a product so that most of the tax burden falls on the producer rather than the consumer. Which kind of elasticity should the good have to make this happen?

  • Ahigh price elasticity of demand
  • Blow price elasticity of demand
  • Ctotally inelastic price elasticity of demand
  • Dunitary price elasticity of demand

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