If buyers pay more of a tax than do the sellers, Question 5 options: A) the equilibrium price paid by buyers rises by less than half the amount of the tax. B) demand is more elastic than supply. C) the amount of tax revenue collected by the government is almost zero. D) supply is more elastic than demand.
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