[单选]对于商品X,供给曲线是典型的向右上倾斜的直线,需求曲线是典型的向右下倾斜的直线。对商品X征收每单位10美元的税。该税使市场上的均衡数量减少 200 单位。税收的无谓损失是
A. 2,000 美元。
B. 1,000 美元。
C. 500 美元。
D. 250 美元。
[单选]If the size of a tax increases, tax revenue
A. increases.
B. decreases.
C. remains the same.
D. may increase, decrease, or remain the same.
[单选]Suppose the government increases the size of a tax by 25 percent. The deadweight loss from that tax
A. increases by 25 percent.
B. increases by more than 25 percent.
C. increases but by less than 25 percent.
D. decreases by 25 percent.
[单选] Taxes on labor encourage all of the following except
A. older workers to take early retirement from the labor force.
B. mothers to stay at home rather than work in the labor force.
C. workers to work overtime.
D. people to be paid “under the table.”