When a Tax Is Imposed on Some Good,what Usually Happens

question 114

Multiple Choice

When a tax is imposed on some good,what usually happens to consumer and producer surplus?

• A) They both increase.
• B) They both fall to zero.
• C) They both decrease.
• D) Consumer surplus increases and producer surplus decreases.
• E) Consumer surplus decreases and producer surplus increases.

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