Multiple Choice

A government imposes a new sales tax on a specific good, collected directly from the suppliers. A supplier of this good claims, 'This tax won't hurt my business's bottom line, as I will simply increase the price by the full amount of the tax and pass the entire cost to the consumer.' In a market with typical consumer behavior, why is this supplier's reasoning flawed?

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