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Multiple Choice

Figure 16.2 Figure 16.2 shows a demand curve and two sets of supply curves, one set more elastic than the other.
-Refer to Figure 16.2.If the government imposes an excise tax of $1.00 on every unit sold, the consumer's burden of the tax

A) is P_a - P_c under either supply curve.
B) is P_b - P_c under either supply curve.
C) is P_a - P_c if the supply curve is S₀ and P_b - P_c if the supply curve is S₁.
D) is P_a - P_d if the supply curve is S₀ and P_b - P_e if the supply curve is S₁.