Q.

If the government imposes a tax of Rs. 2 per unit on a good and the price elasticity of demand for the good is -0.5, what is the incidence of the tax?

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a

The consumers bear the entire tax burden

b

The producers bear the entire tax burden.

c

The tax burden is split equally between the consumers and producers

d

The tax burden is split unequally between the consumers and producers

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The incidence of the tax is determined by the price elasticity of demand and supply. Since the elasticity of demand for the good is -0.5, and the elasticity of supply is assumed to be perfectly elastic (i.e. infinity), the entire burden of the tax falls on the producers.

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