Question

The burden of a tax is shared by producers and consumers. Under what conditions will consumers pay most of the​ tax? Under what conditions will producers pay most of​ it? A. It depends on who is legally obligated to pay the tax. Typically producers are required to pay the tax and therefore bear most of the burden. B. If demand is relatively more elastic than​ supply, producers will pay more of the tax. C. It depends on who is legally obligated to pay the tax. Typically consumers are required to pay the tax and therefore bear most of the burden. D. If demand is relatively less elastic than​ supply, producers will pay more of the tax.

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price of the good.

Price elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price  

Price elasticity of demand = midpoint change in quantity demanded / midpoint change in price  

If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than one, it means demand is elastic. Elastic demand means that quantity demanded is sensitive to price changes.  

Demand is inelastic if a small change in price has little or no effect on quantity demanded. The absolute value of elasticity would be less than one

Demand is unit elastic if a small change in price has an equal and proportionate effect on quantity demanded.  

Infinitely elastic demand is perfectly elastic demand. Demand falls to zero when price increases  

Perfectly inelastic demand is demand where there is no change in the quantity demanded regardless of changes in price.

If demand is more elastic than supply, if price is increased as a result of tax,  demand would fall more than supply. As a result, producers would bear more tax burden