Suppose sellers of liquor are required to send $5.00 to the government for every bottle of liquor they sell. Further, suppose this tax causes the price paid by buyers of liquor to rise by $3.00 per bottle. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The effective price received by sellers is $5.00 per bottle less than it was before the tax. b. Forty percent of the burden of the tax falls on buyers. c. This tax causes the supply curve for liquor to shift upward by $5.00 at each quantity of liquor. d. All of the above are correct

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.