Tax Incidence on Consumers Steps:

• Locate original equilibrium where demand intersects S, noting price P and quantity Q.
• Identify new equilibrium where demand intersects S_t, with consumer price P_c and quantity Q_t.
• Calculate tax burden on consumers as P_c minus P, the price increase.
• From diagram, this vertical distance measures $1000.

Why B is correct:

• Consumer tax burden equals price rise post-tax, per tax incidence theory, matching $1000 diagram value.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Understates consumer burden; confuses with producer share.
• C: Overstates by including full tax or total revenue.
• D: Irrelevant; likely total tax revenue at new quantity.

Final answer: B