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What percent of a tax will the demander pay if price elasticity of supply is .3 and price elasticity of demand is .7? What percent will the supplier pay?
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Tax incidence refers to how the burden of a tax is divided between buyers and sellers in a market. The division depends on the relative elasticities of supply and demand. Show more…
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