6. Calculating tax incidence Suppose that the U. S. government decides to charge cola producers a tax. Before the tax, 20,000 cases of cola were sold every week at a price of $4 per case. After the tax, 13,000 cases of cola are sold every week; consumers pay $7 per case, and producers receive $2 per case (after paying the tax). The amount of the tax on a case of cola isper case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers isper case, and the burden that falls on producers isper case. True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been smaller if the tax had been levied on consumers. True False

How do primary and secondary industries differ

Kendra knight took part in a friendly game of touch football. she had played before and was familiar with football. michael jewett was on her team. in the course of play, michael bumped into kendra and knocked her to the ground. he stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. she sued michael for damages. he defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk. kendra claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. what happens if contributory negligence applies? what happens if the defense of comparative negligence applies?

Which of the following will be a source of cash flows for a shareholder of a certain stock? i. sale of the shares at a future date ii. the firm in which the shares are held paying out cash to shareholders in the form of dividends iii. the firm in which the shares are held increasing the total number of shares outstanding through a stock split