Suppose there is currently a tax of $50 per ticket on airline tickets. Buyers of airline tickets are required to pay the tax to the government. If the tax is reduced from $50 per ticket to $20 per ticket, then the

a. demand curve will shift upward by $30, and the price paid by buyers will decrease by less than $30.
b. demand curve will shift upward by $30, and the price paid by buyers will decrease by $30.
c. supply curve will shift downward by $30, and the effective price received by sellers will increase by less than $30.
d. supply curve will shift downward by $30, and the effective price received by sellers will increase by $30.


a

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