試題詳解

14. In the cabbage market of Taiwan, most cabbage sellers are price-takers. In this month, assume that in the equilibrium, the demand has an own-price elasticity of -1.5, and the supply has a price elasticity of 0.75. Suppose a per-unit tax of NT3, to be collected from sellers, is imposed in the market in this month. For the tax of NT3, which answer below is the possible amount of tax that will be shifted to the buyers?
(A) 2
(B) 1.5
(C)1
(D)0