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单选题 What happens to the total surplus in a market when the government imposes a tax
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时间：2025-12-09 18:10:44
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题目1单选题
A tax on a goodA. raises the price that buyers pay and raises the price that sellers receiveB. raises the price that buyers pay and lowers the price that sellers receiveC. lowers the price that buyers pay and raises the price that sellers receiveD. lowers the price that buyers pay and lowers the price that sellers receive
题目2单选题
What happens to the total surplus in a market when the government imposes a taxA. Total surplus increases by the amount of the taxB. Total surplus increases but by less than the amount of the taxC. Total surplus decreasesD. Total surplus is unaffected by the tax
题目3单选题
When a tax is imposed on a good, theA. supply curve for the good always shiftsB. demand curve for the good always shiftsC. amount of the good that buyers are willing to buy at each price always remains unchangedD. equilibrium quantity of the good always decreases
题目4单选题
A tax levied on the buyers of a good shifts theA. demand curve downward (or to the left)B. supply curve upward (or to the left)C. supply curve downward (or to the right)D. demand curve upward (or to the right)
题目5单选题
For widgets, the supply curve is the typical upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve is the typical downward-sloping straight line. A tax of $15 per unit is imposed on widgets. The tax reduces the equilibrium quantity in the market by 250 units. The deadweight loss from the tax isA. $3,750B. $1,875C. $132.5D. $117.5
题目6单选题
In the market for doodads, the supply curve is the typical upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve is the typical downward-sloping straight line. The equilibrium quantity in the market for doodads is 150 per month when there is no tax. Then a tax of $3 per doodad is imposed. As a result, the government is able to raise $300 per month in tax revenue. We can conclude that the equilibrium quantity of widgets has fallen byA. 50 per monthB. 100 per monthC. 150 per monthD. 53 per month
题目7单选题
Suppose a tax is imposed on each new hearing aid that is sold. The supply curve is a typical upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve is a typical downward-sloping straight line. As a result of the tax, the equilibrium quantity of hearing aids decreases from 10,000 to 9,000, and the deadweight loss of the tax is $60,000. We can conclude that the tax on each hearing aid isA. $60B. $120C. $160D. $200
题目8单选题
The deadweight loss from a tax per unit of good will be smallest in a market withA. inelastic supply and elastic demandB. inelastic supply and inelastic demandC. elastic supply and elastic demandD. elastic supply and inelastic demand
题目9单选题
Suppose the government imposes a tax on cheese. The deadweight loss from this tax will likely be greater in theA. first year after it is imposed than in the eighth year after it is imposed because demand and supply will be more elastic in the first year than in the eighth yearB. first year after it is imposed than in the eighth year after it is imposed because demand and supply will be less elastic in the first year than in the eighth yearC. eighth year after it is imposed than in the first year after it is imposed because demand and supply will be more elastic in the first year than in the eighth yearD. eighth year after it is imposed than in the first year after it is imposed because demand and supply will be less elastic in the first year than in the eighth year
题目10单选题
Suppose the federal government doubles the gasoline tax. The deadweight loss associated with the taxA. also doublesB. triplesC. quadruplesD. rises by a factor of 8
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