Practice mode / Prices, Wages & Taxes For which of the following products would the burden of a tax likely fall more heavily on the sellers? A Option A: Clothing B Option B: food C Option C: housing D Option D: entertainment Correct answer D. entertainment Show answer
Question 01 / Prices, Wages & Taxes A binding price ceiling creates? A Option A: a shortage or a surplus depending on whether the price ceiling is set above or below the equilibrium price B Option B: a surplus C Option C: a shortage D Option D: an equilibrium Correct answer C. a shortage Show answer Open question
Question 02 / Prices, Wages & Taxes A price floor? A Option A: always determines the price at which a good must be sold B Option B: sets a legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold C Option C: is not a binding constraint if it is set above the equilibrium price D Option D: sets a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold Correct answer D. sets a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold Show answer Open question
Question 03 / Prices, Wages & Taxes Which side of the market is more likely to lobby government for a price floor? A Option A: the buyers B Option B: Neither buyers nor sellers desire a price floor. C Option C: the sellers D Option D: Both buyers and sellers desire a price floor. Correct answer C. the sellers Show answer Open question
Question 04 / Prices, Wages & Taxes Which of the following is an example of price floor? A Option A: the minimum wage B Option B: rent controls C Option C: restricting petrol prices to Rs100 per litre when the equilibrium price is Rs150 per litre D Option D: All of these answers are price floors Correct answer A. the minimum wage Show answer Open question
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