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Using the above graph, suppose the statutory incidence of tax is placed on the seller. What is the amount of the tax per good?

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$10
$16
$31
$6
Using the above graph and knowing the statutory incidence of the tax is placed on the seller, how much of the tax does the buyer pay?
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$10
$0
$16
$7

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Final answer:

Without specific data from the provided graph, it's not possible to give the exact amounts of tax per good or the amount of tax the buyer pays. Tax incidence depends on the elasticities of demand and supply, with buyers usually paying more when demand is inelastic, and less when demand is elastic.

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of tax per good imposed on the seller and the amount of tax borne by the buyer cannot be conclusively determined without the accompanying graph or numbers indicating the initial equilibrium price, the post-tax prices paid by consumers and received by producers, and the quantity sold. The concept here involves understanding the elasticities of demand and supply, which dictate how the tax burden is distributed between sellers and buyers.

In general, when the statutory incidence of a tax is on the seller, the seller may not be able to pass the entire tax on to the buyer, especially if the demand for the product is highly elastic. Conversely, if demand is inelastic, consumers tend to bear a larger share of the tax burden through higher prices. Similarly, if supply is more elastic than demand, producers can more easily exit the market or reduce their quantity sold, leading to consumers bearing a larger tax incidence.

The tax incidence on buyers is represented by how much the price they pay exceeds the initial equilibrium price due to the tax. For sellers, it is the amount by which their actual revenue post-tax falls below the initial equilibrium price.

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