The Graph Shown Depicts a Tax Being Imposed, Causing Demand

question 73

Multiple Choice

The graph shown depicts a tax being imposed, causing demand to shift from D1 to D2. The distance in the graph from point A to point C represents all of the following except:

• A)the amount of the tax.
• B)the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by sellers.
• C)the "tax wedge".
• D)the total tax revenue generated for the government.

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