Tattoo Tax Arkansas imposes a 6% tax on tattoos and body piercings to discourage this behavior, meaning that the people of Arkansas pay extra when getting inked or pierced.

Suppose that government officials in Arkansas decide to raise the tattoo tax (assume that the demand for tattoos is fairly elastic). If this tax is raised, we would expect the consumer surplus to:

A. increase.
B. stay the same.
C. decrease

The following information is available for jase company: market price per share of common stock $25.00 earnings per share on common stock $1.25 which of the following statements is correct? a. the price-earnings ratio is 20 and a share of common stock was selling for 20 times the amount of earnings per share at the end of the year. b. the market price per share and the earnings per share are not statistically related to each other. c. the price-earnings ratio is 5% and a share of common stock was selling for 5% more than the amount of earnings per share at the end of the year. d. the price-earnings ratio is 10 and a share of common stock was selling for 125 times the amount of earnings per share at the end of the year.

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?

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