Suppose that the local government of Columbus decides to institute a tax on seltzer producers. Before the tax, 25,000 packs of seltzer were sold every week at a price of $9 per pack. After the tax, 19,000 packs of seltzer are sold every week; consumers pay $14 per pack, and producers receive $4 per pack (after paying the tax).
The amount of the tax on a pack of seltzer is
$
per pack. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is
$
per pack, and the burden that falls on producers is
$
per pack.