Which of the following is correct?
A) A tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.
B) A tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic.
C) A tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.
D) A tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.
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