Which of the following statements is true? A. The equilibrium price after a specific tax will be the same whether the tax is collected from consumers or producers. B. The equilibrium price after a specific tax will depend on whether the tax is collected from consumers or producers. C. The tax incidence on consumers will be higher if the tax is collected from consumers. D. The tax incidence on producers will be higher if the tax is collected from producers.

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.