If a 20 unit tax is placed on a seller, then

A. both parties will share the tax burden equally.
B. the buyer will bear all of the tax burden.
C. the seller will bear all of the tax burden.
D. the distribution of the tax burden cannot be determined from the information given.


Answer: D

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