Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge wine consumers a tax. Before the tax, 40 million bottles of wine were sold every month at a price of $5 per bottle. After the tax, 34 million bottles of wine are sold every month; consumers pay $6 per bottle (including the tax), and producers receive $2 per bottle.

Question

Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge wine consumers a tax. Before the tax, 40 million bottles of wine were sold every month at a price of $5 per bottle. After the tax, 34 million bottles of wine are sold every month; consumers pay $6 per bottle (including the tax), and producers receive $2 per bottle.
The amount of the tax on a bottle of wine is
$
per bottle. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is
$
per bottle, and the burden that falls on producers is
$
per bottle.
True or False: The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been smaller if the tax had been levied on producers.

True
	False