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The demand for coffee is perfectly inelastic. If the government imposes a $0.25…
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Wize University Microeconomics Textbook > Government Interventions in Markets
Tax Incidence / Tax Burden
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The demand for coffee is perfectly inelastic. If the government imposes a $0.25 tax on the purchase of a cup of coffee then
a) consumers will pay all of the tax
b) producers will pay half of it and consumers the other half
c) producers will pay most of it
d) it will create an inefficiency or deadweight loss
e) consumers will pay most of the tax
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