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Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a flat tax?
A percentage of income paid in taxes
A per-unit fee charged by the government for a specific product
A tax that increases with the amount of goods sold
What are real life examples of a flat tax?
Sales taxes, value-added taxes, or specific product taxes
Property tax and estate tax
Income tax and corporate tax
What happens to the market when the government implements a tax?
There is no effect on the market
The market becomes perfectly competitive
Buyers will pay more and sellers will receive less
What is the government revenue from a flat tax represented as?
Circular
Triangular
Rectangular
What does the term 'deadweight loss' refer to?
The total revenue the government fails to collect
The loss of market efficiency due to the tax
The amount of tax evaded by individuals
Who shares the cost of a tax?
Only the sellers
Neither buyers nor sellers
Both buyers and sellers
What determines how a tax is split between buyers and sellers?
The incidence of the tax
The elasticity of demand
The market equilibrium
How is the cost of a tax shared between buyers and sellers?
Based on the negotiation between buyers and sellers
Equally, regardless of market conditions
According to the elasticity of supply and demand
What happens to the participants in the market with less elasticity regarding a tax?
They pay less of the tax
Their elasticity increases
They pay more of the tax
What is the main goal of governments when implementing taxes, according to the text?
To make the deadweight loss as small as possible
To make all products more expensive
To collect as much revenue as possible
