Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge beer consumers a tax. Before the tax, 20 million cases of beer were sold every month at a price of $4 per case. After the tax, 14 million cases of beer are sold every month; consumers pay $5 per case (including the tax), and producers receive $1 per case. The amount of the tax on a case of beer is_______per case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is_______per case, and the burden that falls on producers is_____per case.

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Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge beer consumers a tax. Before the tax, 20 million cases of beer were sold every month at a price of $4 per case. After the tax, 14 million cases of beer are sold every month; consumers pay $5 per case (including the tax), and producers receive $1 per case.
The amount of the tax on a case of beer is_______per case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is_______per case, and the burden that falls on producers is_____per case.
 
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