Figure 6-29 Suppose the Government Imposes a $2 on This Market

Figure 6-29
Suppose the government imposes a $2 on this market.
-Refer to Figure 6-29.Suppose D1 represents the demand curve for gasoline in both the short run and long run,S1 represents the supply curve for gasoline in the short run,and S2 represents the supply curve for gasoline in the long run.After the imposition of the $2,

A) buyers bear a higher burden of the tax in the short run than in the long run.
B) sellers bear a higher burden of the tax in the short run than in the long run.
C) buyers and sellers bear an equal burden of the tax in both the short run and long run.
D) buyers and sellers bear an equal burden of the tax in the short run,but buyers bear a higher burden of the tax in the long run.