When more of tax on a product is borne by the buyer than ...
When more of tax on a product is borne by the buyer than the seller, the commodity involved has
Perfectly elastic demand
Perfectly inelastic demand
Fairly inelastic demand
Elastic demand
Correct answer is C
The answer is inelastic demand. When the demand for a commodity is inelastic, the buyers are less sensitive to changes in price. This means that they will continue to buy the same amount of the commodity even if the price increases. As a result, the burden of the tax will be borne by the buyers.
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