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Kate Is a Personal Trainer Whose Client William Pays $80

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Kate is a personal trainer whose client William pays $80 per hour-long session. William values this service at $100 per hour, while the opportunity cost of Kate's time is $75 per hour. The government places a tax of $10 per hour on personal trainers. After the tax, what is likely to happen in the market for personal training?


A) Kate and William will agree to a new price somewhere between $85 and $100.
B) Kate and William will agree to a new price somewhere between $70 and $110.
C) Kate will no longer offer personal training services to William because she must charge more than $100 in order to cover her opportunity costs and pay the tax.
D) The price will remain at $80, and Kate will pay the $10 tax.

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