Figure 18-2 Figure 18-2 Shows a Demand Curve and Two Sets of Curve

Multiple Choice

Figure 18-2

Figure 18-2 shows a demand curve and two sets of supply curves, one set more elastic than the other.
-Refer to Figure 18-2.If the government imposes an excise tax of $1.00 on every unit sold, the consumer's burden of the tax

A) is Pₐ - Pc under either supply curve.
B) is Pb - Pc under either supply curve.
C) is Pₐ - Pc if the supply curve is S₀ and Pb - Pc if the supply curve is S₁.
D) is Pₐ - Pd if the supply curve is S₀ and Pb - Pₑ if the supply curve is S₁.