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In a competitive market, there is currently no tax, and the equilibrium price is $60

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In a competitive market, there is currently no tax, and the equilibrium price is $60. The market has a downward-sloping demand curve. The government is about to impose an excise tax of $4 per unit. In the new equilibrium with the tax, what price will producers receive and consumers pay if the supply curve is perfectly elastic?

a- The price producers receive remains the same($60) and the price consumers pay rises from $60 to $64

b- The price producers receive remains the same($60) and the price consumers pay rises from $60 to $68

c- The price producers receive rises from $60 to $64 and the price consumers pay remains the same($60)

d- The price producers receive rises from $60 to $68 and the price consumers pay remains the same($60)