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When a good is taxed, the tax burden:

a. falls disproportionately on the side of the market that is more elastic. ​
b. falls disproportionately on the side of the market that is more inelastic. ​
c. falls disproportionately on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.
d. ​is not impacted by the relative elasticities of supply and demand.

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Answer:

b. falls disproportionately on the side of the market that is more inelastic. ​

Step-by-step explanation:

Inelastic demand or supply means quantity demanded or supplied is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.

Elastic demand or supply means when there's a small change in price, quantity demanded or supplied changes by a greater degree.

Burden of tax refers to who pays the tax.

Burden of tax falls disproportionately on the side of the market that is more inelastic because quantity demanded or supplied would either not change at all or change a little as a result of the tax.

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