udent OECONOMICS (Summer 2018) \', Assessments\', Resources ? D2L Help\'. erly Collins: Attempt 1 Question 12 (1 point) GraphA Graph B $5.50 $5.00 $5.00 4.50 Di Dz 40 50 40 50 ue or False. The economic incidence of the tax is the same regardless of whether it is a sales tax or an excise tax. (See Hint below.) Tr True False D View hint for Question 12 Save Page 12 Previous Pase Next Pazie Solution False. Explanation: Sales tax is a tax burden on consumer hence affect the demand curve as demand falls down. (Graph B) Excise tax is levied on producer affect the supply curve as supply falls down. (Graph A) In both the cases equilibrium, quantity will decline. But in case of sales tax where demand is affected, the prices go down and when excise duty is levied supply goes down, resulting in an increase in prices..