How much of the tax is likely to be passed on to consumers

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Starting in 2010, a law requires that people who buy food or alcohol in Washington, D.C., have to pay an extra nickel for every paper or plastic bag the store provides them. Does such a tax affect marginal cost? If so, by how much, and how much of the tax is likely to be passed on to consumers?

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