taxes make markets less efficient

In most cases, taxes make markets less efficient because

 

Group of answer choicesTHEY LOWER PRICES FOR CONSUMERS AND CAUSE FIRMS TO SUFFER.

 

THEY INCREASE FIRMS’ PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSUMERS.

 

TAXES ARE PERCEIVED AS UNFAIR BY SOME TAXPAYERS.

 

THE GOVERNMENT OFTEN SPENDS TAX REVENUES ON PROGRAMS THAT SOME VOTERS DON’T LIKE.

 

THEY REDUCE CONSUMER SURPLUS AND PRODUCER SURPLUS.

 

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Taxes cause

 

Group of answer choicesBOTH CONSUMER AND PRODUCER PRICES TO INCREASE.

 

THE CONSUMER PRICE TO INCREASE BUT LEAVE PRODUCER PRICES UNCHANGED.

 

BOTH CONSUMER AND PRODUCER PRICES TO DECREASE.

 

THE CONSUMER PRICE TO DECREASE AND THE PRODUCER PRICE TO INCREASE.

 

THE CONSUMER PRICE TO INCREASE AND THE PRODUCER PRICE TO DECREASE.

 

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After a tax is imposed, the difference between the price that consumers pay and the price that sellers receive equals

 

Group of answer choicesLOSS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FROM THE TAX.

 

PER UNIT TAX.

 

DEADWEIGHT LOSS FROM THE TAX.

 

REVENUE FROM THE TAX.

 

LOST PROFIT FROM THE TAX.

 

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What is the tax incidence?

 

Group of answer choicesWHO PAYS THE TAX OUT OF POCKET.

 

HOW MUCH TAX REVENUE THE TAX GENERATES.

 

WHO BEARS THE BURDEN OF THE TAX.

 

HOW THE TAX REVENUE FROM THE TAX IS SPENT.

 

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY IN PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES.

 

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The DWL from a tax will be smaller when a product has

 

Group of answer choicesFEW COMPLEMENTS.

 

MANY SUBSTITUTES.

 

FEW SUBSTITUTES.

 

AN ELASTIC DEMAND.

 

AN ELASTIC SUPPLY.

 

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The incidence of a tax is determined by

 

Group of answer choicesWHICH SIDE OF THE MARKET IS LESS SENSITIVE TO A CHANGE IN PRICE

 

WHO PAYS THE TAX OUT OF POCKET.

 

WHETHER THE SUPPLY CURVE OR DEMAND CURVE SHIFTS AS A RESULT OF THE TAX.

 

HOW MUCH TAX REVENUE IT GENERATES.

 

HOW MUCH PAPERWORK THERE IS TO COMPLETE.

 

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As the size of a tax rate increases, eventually

 

Group of answer choicesSUPPLY CAN OUTWEIGH DEMAND.

 

WILLINGNESS TO PAY CAN OUTWEIGH DEADWEIGHT LOSS.

 

DEMAND CAN OUTWEIGH SUPPLY.

 

DEADWEIGHT LOSS CAN OUTWEIGH TAX REVENUE.

 

TAX REVENUE CAN OUTWEIGH WILLINGNESS TO SELL.

 

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If the government puts a tax on the buyers of milk, then

 

Group of answer choicesBUYERS WILL BEAR THE ENTIRE BURDEN OF THE TAX.

 

SELLERS WILL BEAR THE ENTIRE BURDEN OF THE TAX.

 

BUYERS AND SELLERS WILL SHARE THE BURDEN OF THE TAX.

 

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BEAR THE ENTIRE BURDEN OF THE TAX.

 

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The decrease in total surplus that occurs after a tax is imposed is called

 

Group of answer choicesWEDGE LOSS.

 

REVENUE LOSS.

 

DEADWEIGHT LOSS.

 

CONSUMER SURPLUS LOSS.

 

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Which of the following will decrease when the government puts a tax on a product?

 

Group of answer choicesTHE EQUILIBRIUM QUANTITY IN THE MARKET FOR THE GOOD, THE EFFECTIVE PRICE OF THE GOOD PAID BY BUYERS, AND CONSUMER SURPLUS

 

THE EQUILIBRIUM QUANTITY IN THE MARKET FOR THE GOOD, PRODUCER SURPLUS, AND THE WELL-BEING OF BUYERS OF THE GOOD

 

THE EFFECTIVE PRICE RECEIVED BY SELLERS OF THE GOOD, THE WEDGE BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE PRICE PAID BY BUYERS AND THE EFFECTIVE PRICE RECEIVED BY SELLERS, AND CONSUMER SURPLUS

 

NONE OF THE ABOVE IS NECESSARILY CORRECT UNLESS WE KNOW WHETHER THE TAX IS LEVIED ON BUYERS OR ON SELLERS.

 

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The difference between social cost and private cost is the

 

Group of answer choicesLOSS IN PROFIT TO THE SELLER AS THE RESULT OF A NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY.

 

EXTERNAL COST OF AN EXTERNALITY.

 

COST REDUCTION WHEN THE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY IS ELIMINATED.

 

COST INCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT WHEN IT INTERVENES IN THE MARKET.

 

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Why do corrective taxes avoid the inefficiencies of most other taxes?

 

Group of answer choicesCORRECTIVE TAXES APPLY ONLY TO GOODS THAT ARE BAD FOR PEOPLE’S HEALTH, SUCH AS CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL.

 

BECAUSE CORRECTIVE TAXES TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE COSTS TO BYSTANDERS.

 

CORRECTIVE TAXES PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

 

CORRECTIVE TAXES DO NOT AFFECT DEADWEIGHT LOSS.

 

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After a tax is imposed, the price paid by consumers ________ and the price received by sellers ________.

 

Group of answer choicesINCREASES; INCREASES

 

INCREASES; DECREASES

 

DECREASES; INCREASES

 

DECREASES; DECREASES

 

IS UNAFFECTED; IS UNAFFECTED

 

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Externalities

 

Group of answer choicesMAKE MARKETS INEFFICIENT.

 

CAUSE EQUILIBRIUM PRICES TO BE TOO HIGH.

 

BENEFIT PRODUCERS AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSUMERS.

 

CAUSE EQUILIBRIUM PRICES TO BE TOO LOW.

 

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Which quantity is socially optimal?

 

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To internalize the externality in this market, the government should

 

Group of answer choicesIMPOSE A TAX ON THIS PRODUCT.

 

PROVIDE A SUBSIDY FOR THIS PRODUCT.

 

FORBID PRODUCTION.

 

PRODUCE THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

 

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Assume a tax of $6 per unit is imposed on this market.

 

What will be the new quantity exchanged in this market?

What will be the new price that buyers pay?

What will be the new price that sellers receive?

How much of the tax will buyers pay?

How much of the tax will sellers pay?

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Calculate the following:

 

Consumer Surplus =

 

Producer Surplus =

 

Tax Revenue =

 

Total Surplus =

 

Dead Weight Loss =

 

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1. What is the external cost?

 

1. What is the external benefit?

 

1. Is the private market doing too much or too little in the first

 

graph?

 

1. Is the private market doing too much or too little in the second graph?

 

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Suppose a tax was reduced from $6.00 to $3.00. Compared to the $6.00 tax, the lower tax would

 

Group of answer choicesINCREASE TAX REVENUE AND INCREASE THE DEADWEIGHT LOSS FROM THE TAX.

 

INCREASE TAX REVENUE AND DECREASE THE DEADWEIGHT LOSS FROM THE TAX.

 

DECREASE TAX REVENUE AND INCREASE THE DEADWEIGHT LOSS FROM THE TAX.

 

decrease tax revenue and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax.

 

tax revenue would stay the same and decrease the deadweight loss from the tax