Suppose a $1 tax is placed on the sellers of a good. The more elastic the supply of the good, the

more the burden of the tax will fall on the buyers.

Here's why:

1. Elasticity of supply measures how responsive suppliers are to price changes. A good with elastic supply means that suppliers are very responsive to price changes - they will significantly increase or decrease the quantity they supply in response to small changes in price.

2. When a tax is placed on sellers, they have two options: they can absorb the cost of the tax themselves, or they can pass it on to buyers in the form of higher prices.

3. If the supply of the good is elastic, suppliers are very responsive to price changes. This means that when the tax is imposed, they are likely to reduce the quantity they supply rather than absorb the cost of the tax. This reduction in supply will cause the price to rise.

4. Therefore, the more elastic the supply of the good, the more the burden of the tax will fall on the buyers, because they will have to pay higher prices.