Suppose that the local government of Santa Fe decides to institute a tax on seltzer producers. Before the tax, 15 million packs of seltzer were sold every month at a price of $11 per pack. After the tax, 9 million packs of seltzer are sold every month; consumers pay $14 per pack, and producers receive $7 per pack (after paying the tax). The amount of the tax on a pack of seltzer is $ burden that falls on producers is $ per pack. True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been the same as if the tax had been levied on consumers. O O True per pack. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is $ False per pack, and the

Suppose that the local government of Santa Fe decides to institute a tax on seltzer producers. Before the tax, 15 million packs of seltzer were sold every month at a price of $11 per pack. After the tax, 9 million packs of seltzer are sold every month; consumers pay $14 per pack, and producers receive $7 per pack (after paying the tax). The amount of the tax on a pack of seltzer is $ burden that falls on producers is $ per pack. True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been the same as if the tax had been levied on consumers. O O True per pack. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is $ False per pack, and the

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