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Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 








The above figure represents the market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of an excise tax, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve.


Refer to Figure 5.7. Had the demand for pumpkins been perfectly inelastic at Point 
A, the amount customers would have paid per pumpkin after the imposition of this tax would have been


◦ $0.
◦ $5.50.
◦ $7.25.
◦ $8.50.


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Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 








The above figure represents the market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of an excise tax, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve.


Refer to Figure 5.7. Had the demand for pumpkins been perfectly inelastic at Point 
A, the total revenue the government would have received from the imposition of this tax would have been


◦ $875.
◦ $1,225.
◦ $2,100.
◦ $3,600.






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Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 








The above figure represents the market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of an excise tax, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve.


Refer to Figure 5.7. Had the demand for pumpkins been perfectly inelastic at Point 
A, the price elasticity of demand for pumpkins from the equilibrium point before the imposition of the tax to the equilibrium point after the imposition of the tax would be


◦ 0.
◦ 1.
◦ -1.
◦ infinity.




 

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