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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2025 · Q111 Mark

An indirect tax is imposed on good X. Which situation is most likely to result in producers bearing a higher burden of the tax?

Aprice elasticity of demand is elastic
Bprice elasticity of demand is inelastic
Cprice elasticity of supply is elastic
Dprice elasticity of supply is inelastic

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A: price elasticity of demand is elastic

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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