Corporate income tax rates for businesses increase

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Corporate income tax rates for businesses increase. How will this affect the market for most goods and services?

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1. A popular late-night talk show host discusses the health benefits of not smoking and has several celebrity guests promote this idea with entertaining anti-smoking skits. This has convinced a significant number of people to quit smoking. How will this affect the market for cigarettes?

2. The price of computer chips decreases significantly, enabling manufacturers of hard drives to produce more hard drives. How will this affect the market for hard drives?

3. A national prescription lens association engages in a major ad campaign to convince people that glasses that automatically darken with exposure to sunlight are much healthier for your eyes than glasses that do not. The campaign has been very effective. How will this affect the market for prescription lens that automatically darken?

4. The price of fertilizer has increased. How will this affect soybean production?

5. Swimming pool service providers can service more pools this year than last year due to an advanced sweeper that automatically adjusts chemicals in the water while sweeping the pool. How will this affect the market for pool-cleaning services?

6. A news report recently announced that baby boomers planned to sell their homes in the suburbs and buy condos in the city sometime in the next three years. How will this affect the demand for condos in the city?

7. To encourage energy conservation, the government will give companies a $10 credit on each residential solar panel that they produce. Companies can deduct the credit from their taxes. How will this affect the market for solar panels?

8. Consumers learn that tap water is healthier than bottled water. How will this affect the bottled-water market?

9. The price of movie tickets has increased significantly. How will this affect the market for DVD rentals?

10. Laptop computer sales have doubled over the past ten months. How will this affect the market for wireless Internet service?

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