Question

1 pts A $1.50 tax levied on the buyers of pomegranate juice will shift the demand curve Group of answer choices upward by exactly $1.50. upward by less than $1.50. downward by exactly $1.50. downward by less than $1.50.

Answer 1

Answer:

downward by exactly $1.50

Explanation:

The market for agricultural products is perfectly competitive

A perfect competition is characterized by many buyers and sellers of homogenous goods and services. Market prices are set by the forces of demand and supply. There are no barriers to entry or exit of firms into the industry.  

In the long run, firms earn zero economic profit.  If in the short run firms are earning economic profit, in the long run firms would enter into the industry. This would drive economic profit to zero.  

Also, if in the short run, firms are earning economic loss, in the long run, firms would exit the industry until economic profit falls to zero.  

Consumers demand in perfect competition is elastic

If prices increases, the demand curve shifts downward by exactly the increase in price