Question

A subsidy is defined as a. the difference between total revenue and total cost for a business firm. b. a payment to either the buyer or seller of a good or service, usually on a per-unit basis, when a good or service is purchased. c. a payment that must be made to the government whenever a good or service is sold. d. the number of trades that are eliminated from a market when a tax is imposed.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B A subsidy is a payment made to a firm or individual, made by the government for the purpose of increasing the purchase or supply of a specific good.

Explanation:

The reason is that the government makes the payment to promote its home production and increased purchases of the government desired goods or services. So this benefits the organizations who sell products, employees, farmers, etc. Basically the country don't want its employees getting unemployed because a similar foreign product is cheaper than the home produced porducts which means that to support them, the government waives taxes on the product or sets a standard amount for a unit product that the government will donate to promotes its home product.