If a tax of $1 a can is imposed on the buyers of sugary drinks, the demand for sugary drinks ______ and the price that buyers pay ______

A. doesn't change; doesn't change
B. doesn't change; rises by $1 a can
C. decreases; rises by more than $1 a can
D. decreases; rises by less than $1 a can

D Figure 7.1(a) illustrates this result.

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