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The above figure shows the market for gourmet ice cream. In effort to reduce
obesity, government places a $2 tax per gallon on suppliers in this market, shifting
the supply curve from So to S1. The tax incidence is
A) split equally between consumers and producers, each paying $1 per gallon.
B) such that consumers pay $2 per gallon and producers pay $1 per gallon.
C) split equally between consumers and producers, each paying $2 per gallon.
Transcribed Image Text:Price (dollars per gallon of ice cream) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Quantity (thousands of gallons of ice cream) The above figure shows the market for gourmet ice cream. In effort to reduce obesity, government places a $2 tax per gallon on suppliers in this market, shifting the supply curve from So to S1. The tax incidence is A) split equally between consumers and producers, each paying $1 per gallon. B) such that consumers pay $2 per gallon and producers pay $1 per gallon. C) split equally between consumers and producers, each paying $2 per gallon.
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