When a tax is imposed on a good for which the supply is relatively elastic and the demand is relatively inelastic,
a. buyers of the good will incur most of the burden of the tax

b. sellers of the good will incur most of the burden of the tax.
c. buyers and sellers will each incur 50 percent of the burden of the tax.
d. the equilibrium quantity will increase.

a

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