Suppose that you have estimated that demand for cigarettes among adults is different from the demand for cigarettes among teenagers.The demand curves that you have estimated are shown below: 
Suppose the current price for a pack of cigarettes is $3.00.A $1.00 per pack tax on cigarettes has been proposed.
The proposed tax will raise revenue
A) to a greater extent from adults than from teenagers.
B) to a greater extent from teenagers than from adults.
C) equally from teenagers and from adults.
D) only if demand is much more inelastic than you have estimated.
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