If a tax is placed on suppliers of a good, then the incidence of the tax
A) falls more on the sellers if demand is elastic.
B) falls more on the sellers if demand is inelastic.
C) is usually split equally between the buyers and the sellers.
D) usually falls more on the sellers than the buyers.
E) usually falls more on the buyers than the sellers.
A
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