Question

Taxes on goods with ___________ demand curves will tend to raise more tax revenue for the government than taxes on goods with ____________ demand curves. A. inelastic; elastic B. elastic; unit elastic C. elastic; inelastic D. unit elastic; inelastic

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A

Explanation:

Taxes on goods with INELASTIC demand curves will tend to raise more tax revenue for the government than taxes on goods with ELASTIC.

Goods with inelastic demand are insensitive to price. An increase price of the goods for example from an increase in tax on the goods will have no significant effect in the quantity demanded. Consumers will still buy it with an higher. So taxing this goods is a good source of revenue for the government.

Whereas goods with elastic demand are very sensitive to rice. Any slight increase in price will result in a significant decrease in quantity demanded. So government increasing tax on this good will be bad for its tax revenue because consumers won't be it