Use the Following Information to Answer the Next Questions

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the next questions.
The following graph depicts a market where a tax has been imposed. P_e was the equilibrium price before the tax was imposed, and Q_e was the equilibrium quantity. After the tax, P_C is the price that consumers pay, and P_S is the price that producers receive. Q_T units are sold after the tax is imposed. NOTE: The areas B and C are rectangles that are divided by the supply curve S_T. Include both sections of those rectangles when choosing your answers.
-What is the amount of the tax, as measured along the y axis?

• A) P_C + P_S
• B) P_e - P_S
• C) P_C - P_S
• D) P_C - P*
• E) P_e + P_S

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