Refer to Figure 6-25. Suppose the same supply and demand curves apply, and a tax of the same amount per unit as shown here is imposed. Now, however, the sellers of the good, rather than the buyers, are required to pay the tax to the government. After the sellers are required to pay the tax, relative to the case depicted in the graph, the burden on buyers will be
a. Larger, and the burden on sellers will be smaller
b. Smaller, and the burden on sellers will be larger
c. The same, and the burden on sellers will be the same
d. The relative burdens in the two cases cannot be determined without further information
Ans: c. The same, and the burden on sellers will be the same
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