Suppose that demand for smartphones is inelastic and the supply of smartphones is elastic. If the government imposes a $10 per smartphone excise tax on the consumption of smartphones, then the price that consumers pay will

a. increase by less than $5.
b. increase by exactly $5.
c. increase by more than $10.
d. decrease by less than $5.
e. decrease by more than $5 but less than $10.
f. increase by more than $5 but less than $10.