Price (dollars per bushel) 6 5 4 3- 2 4 5 Quantity (millions of bushels per year) 2 3 6 At harvest time the supply of wheat is perfectly inelastic. If the government taxes wheat at $1 a bushel, then A) the buyer pays the entire tax. B) the seller and the buyer split the tax evenly. C) the seller and the buyer split the tax but the seller pays more. D) the seller pays the entire tax.

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Price (dollars per bushel)
5
4
3.
2.
2
3
4
5
6
Quantity (millions of bushels per year)
At harvest time the supply of wheat is perfectly
inelastic. If the government taxes wheat at $1 a
bushel, then
A) the buyer pays the entire tax.
B)
the seller and the buyer split the tax
evenly.
C)
the seller and the buyer split the tax
but the seller pays more.
D) the seller pays the entire tax.
Transcribed Image Text:Price (dollars per bushel) 5 4 3. 2. 2 3 4 5 6 Quantity (millions of bushels per year) At harvest time the supply of wheat is perfectly inelastic. If the government taxes wheat at $1 a bushel, then A) the buyer pays the entire tax. B) the seller and the buyer split the tax evenly. C) the seller and the buyer split the tax but the seller pays more. D) the seller pays the entire tax.
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