McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker,Benjamin Ayers,John Robinson,Edmund Outslay ,Ronald Worsham,John Barrick,Connie Weaver

Exercise 13

One common argument for imposing so-called sin taxes is the social goal of reducing demand for such products.Using cigarettes as an example, is there a segment of the population that might be sensitive to price and for whom high taxes might discourage purchases