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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2016 · Q151 Mark

A 10% tax is placed on a good. What type of product would be most likely to face the biggest impact on its equilibrium price as a result?

Aone with elastic demand
Bone with inelastic demand
Cone with infinite elasticity of demand
Done with unitary elasticity of demand

✓ Correct answer

B: one with inelastic demand

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 15.

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