Answer:
The amount of tax is:
= Price paid by consumers - Price received by producers
= 8 - 5
= $3
Burden on consumers:
= Price after tax - Price before tax
= 8 - 6
= $2
Burden on Producers:
= Amount received before tax - Amount received after tax
= 6 - 5
= $1
The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been smaller if the tax had been levied on consumers. ⇒ FALSE.
Tax effects are the same regardless of if levied on consumers directly or on producers.