Suppose that the U. S. government decides to charge cola consumers a tax. Before the tax, 45 million cases of cola were sold every month at a price of $6 per case. After the tax, 39 million cases of cola are sold every month; consumers pay $7 per case (including the tax), and producers receive $3 per case (after paying the tax). The amount of the tax on a case of cola is___per case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers isper case, and the burden that falls on producers isper case.
The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been larger if the tax had been levied on consumers.
A. True
B. False