If a unit excise tax is placed on a good for which the demand is very unresponsive to a price change, then
A. producers and consumers pay equal portions of the tax.
B. the consumers generally pay the majority of the tax.
C. the producers generally pay the majority of the tax.
D. the government generally pays the majority of the tax.
Answer: B
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