In the figure above, suppose that the government imposes a tax of $4 per pizza. Then, the

A) buyers and sellers equally share the incidence of the tax.
B) shaded area is the deadweight loss from the tax.
C) shaded area is the tax revenue from the tax.
D) Both answers A and B are correct.
E) Both answers A and C are correct.


D

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