1. Which of the following statement(s) is correct? (x) If a tax shifts the supply curve upward (or to the left), but the demand curve does not shift, we can infer that the tax was levied on both buyers and sellers of the good. (y) Suppose a tax is imposed on the sellers of cigarettes. The burden of the tax will be shared by the buyers and sellers of cigarettes but not necessarily equally. (z) When a tax is levied on sellers of a good, a wedge is placed between the price buyers pay and the price sellers effectively receive (and keep). A. (x), (y) and (z) VOUDE B. C. (x) and (y) only (x) and (z) only (y) and (z) only (z) only

1. Which of the following statement(s) is correct? (x) If a tax shifts the supply curve upward (or to the left), but the demand curve does not shift, we can infer that the tax was levied on both buyers and sellers of the good. (y) Suppose a tax is imposed on the sellers of cigarettes. The burden of the tax will be shared by the buyers and sellers of cigarettes but not necessarily equally. (z) When a tax is levied on sellers of a good, a wedge is placed between the price buyers pay and the price sellers effectively receive (and keep). A. (x), (y) and (z) VOUDE B. C. (x) and (y) only (x) and (z) only (y) and (z) only (z) only

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