单选题
For markets with perfectly elastic supply and perfectly inelastic
supply, respectively, the introduction of a tax will most likely result
in:
Markets with perfectly elastic supply
Markets with perfectly inelastic supply
①A. A price increase, and the seller bears the tax A price
increase, and the buyer bears the tax
②B. A price increase, and
supply remains the same No change in price, and the buyer bears the
tax
③C. A price increase, and the buyer bears the tax
No change in price, and the seller bears the tax
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】Because in markets with perfectly elastic supply, price increases as a result of tax and the seller passes on the tax burden to buyers. In markets with perfectly inelastic supply, sellers maintain the same supply and price but absorb the tax b.