1. Define Excise Tax Per unit tax on production = Increase in marginal cost Increase cost of producing each additional good
2. What are the two goals of issuing an excise tax ? Increase tax revenue Decrease consumption of…. (harmful) Common Example – tobacco
4. D is perfectly inelastic and a tax is placed on suppliers. Were the goals of the excise tax met? Revenue? Decrease Consumption? The burden of this tax falls on?
5. D is perfectly elastic and a tax is placed on suppliers. Were the goals of the excise tax met? Revenue? Decrease Consumption? The burden of this tax falls on?
6. S is perfectly inelastic and a tax is placed on buyers. Were the goals of the excise tax met? Revenue? Decrease Consumption? The burden of this tax falls on?
7. S is perfectly elastic and a tax is placed on buyers. Were the goals of the excise tax met? Revenue? Decrease Consumption? The burden of this tax falls on?
8. What is the goal of placing a subsidy on a good? Can increase or decrease production But goal is to benefit society Decreases the marginal cost
One Example: want to increase the production- so provide incentive with subsidy to the producers ….= increased Q with lower prices …the additional costs of production are covered by the subsidy