when the government imposes a unit tax on a commodity with perfectly inelastic demand ,

ECONOMICS
WAEC 1997

when the government imposes a unit tax on a commodity with perfectly inelastic demand , the

  • A. tax is borne entirley by the seller
  • B. tax is shared equally between the buyer and the seller
  • C. seller bears 70% and the consumer bears 30% of the tax
  • D. tax is borne entirely by the consumer

Correct Answer: D. tax is borne entirely by the consumer



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