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Angie Carolina Avila
on Oct 25, 2024
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Assume the same upward supply curve for each of the following goods.Considering demand only,a tax on _____ would result in the LARGEST deadweight loss.
A) gasoline
B) medicine
C) restaurant meals
D) tobacco
Deadweight Loss
The loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equilibrium outcome is not achievable due to market failure or interventions.
Elasticity
A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to changes in price, income, or other factors.
Demand
The desire to purchase goods and services backed by the ability and willingness to pay a price.
- Become aware of the role elasticity plays in deadweight loss.
- Pinpoint goods that demonstrate the smallest and largest deadweight loss due to tax measures.
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DH
Learning Objectives
- Become aware of the role elasticity plays in deadweight loss.
- Pinpoint goods that demonstrate the smallest and largest deadweight loss due to tax measures.
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