If a tax is imposed on a good where both supply and demand are somewhat elastic, but demand is more elastic than supply, the burden of the tax will be borne

a. by producers alone.
b. by consumers and producers equally.
c. by consumers alone.
d. mostly by producers but partially by consumers.
e. mostly by consumers but partially by producers.

Asemiprofessional baseball team near your town plays two home games each month at the local baseball park. they split the concessions 50/50 with the city, but keep revenue from ticket sales for themselves. the city charges the team $100 each month for the three-month season. the team pays the players and manager a total of $1,000 a month. the team charges $10 for each ticket, and the average customer spends $7 at the concession stand. attendance averages 30 people at each home game.in order to break even, how many tickets does the team need to sell for each game? a. 33b. 37c. 41e. 49f. 244

Consider two cigarette companies, pm inc. and brown inc. if neither company advertises, the two companies split the market and earn $50 million each. if they both advertise, they again split the market, but profits are lower by $10 million since each company must bear the cost of advertising. yet if one company advertises while the other does not, the one that advertises attracts customers from the other. in this case, the company that advertises earns $60 million while the company that does not advertise earns only $30 million. if these two companies collude and agree upon the best joint strategy, a. neither company will advertise. b. both companies will advertise. c. pm inc. will advertise but brown inc. will not. d. brown inc. will advertise but pm inc. will not.

Many jobs in the law, public safety, and security careers require training that does not aid in earning a degree. which best describes jobs that require licensure, on-the-job training, and certification? a. paramedics and correction officers need to be licensed, security guards need on-the-job training, and lawyers and fire inspectors need to be certified. b. security guards and lawyers need to be licensed, correction officers need on-the-job training, and paramedics and fire inspectors need to be certified. c. lawyers need to be licensed, paramedics and security guards need on-the-job training, and correction officers and fire inspectors need to be certified. d. fire inspectors and security guards need to be licensed, lawyers and correction officers need on-the-job training, and paramedics need to be certified.