If a Tax on a Good Is Doubled, the Deadweight

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a tax on a good is doubled, the deadweight loss from the tax

• A) doubles.
• B) stays the same.
• C) increases by a factor of four.
• D) could rise or fall.

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