Suppose the government imposes a 20-cent tax on the sellers of artificially-sweetened beverages. The tax would shift
a. demand, raising both the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for artificially-sweetened beverages.
b. demand, lowering the equilibrium price and raising the equilibrium quantity in the market for artificially-sweetened beverages.
c. supply, raising the equilibrium price and lowering the equilibrium quantity in the market for artificially-sweetened beverages.
d. supply, lowering the equilibrium price and raising the equilibrium quantity in the market for artificially-sweetened beverages.
c
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