**Question 3:**Suppose that the government was taxing consumers of widgets by $3 per unit. Now it repeals the tax on consumers and replaces it with a $3 per unit tax on producers. What will happen to the price of widgets?a. The price will rise by $3b. The price will rise, but by less than $3c. The price will be unchangedd. The price will fall, but by less than $3e. The price will fall by $3

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