79. Suppose Mishka buys 15 apples per month her total tax burden from a $3 per apple tax is $100 every month.   a. Her excess burden is greater than her taxes paid.   b. Her excess burden is $6.67 per apple.   c. Her excess burden is $45.   d. Her taxes paid are greater than her tax burden.

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79. Suppose Mishka buys 15 apples per month her total tax burden from a $3 per apple tax is $100 every month.
  a.
Her excess burden is greater than her taxes paid.
  b.
Her excess burden is $6.67 per apple.
  c.
Her excess burden is $45.
  d.
Her taxes paid are greater than her tax burden.
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