Question 26
If demand is perfectly inelastic, consumers bear the full incidence of a per-unit tax.
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Question 26 of 31 in the IIT Madras BS Managerial Economics (Managerial Economics) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 03 Aug 2025). It carries 0.5 marks.
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