JNU SSS 2019 Question 5: Taxation: incidence and efficiency
Assume the supply curve for cigars is a typical, upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve for cigars is a typical, downward-sloping straight line. Suppose the equilibrium quantity in the market for cigars is 1,000 per month when there is no tax. Then a tax of $0.50 per cigar is imposed. The effective price paid by buyers increases from $1.50 to $1.90 and the effective price received by sellers falls from $1.50 to $1.40. The government's tax revenue amounts to $475 per month. Which of the following statements is correct?
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This question is on Tax incidence, part of Taxation: incidence and efficiency in Public Economics.
Who actually bears a tax, whoever the law makes pay.
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