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18. Suppose the supply curve and the demand curve both have unitary elasticity at all prices. The price increase to consumers resulting from a specific tax of $1 imposed on sellers will be

A) $1.

B) 50 cents.

C) zero.

D) impossible to calculate without knowing the slope of the supply curve.

14. If the supply curve for orange juice is estimated to be Q = 40 + 2p, then, at a price of $2, the price elasticity of supply is

A) .01.

B) .09.

C) 1.

D) 11.

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