Suppose in the market for cigarettes, the price elasticity of supply is 2.4 and the price elasticity of demand is −0.8. If an excise tax is imposed on sellers of cigarettes, then _____.     a buyers and sellers will pay equal shares of the tax b buyers will pay a greater share of the tax than sellers will c buyers will pay the whole tax d sellers will pay a greater share of the tax than buyers will e sellers will pay the whole tax

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