Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 167

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: A Market with a Tax
-(Figure: A Market with a Tax) Look at the figure A Market with a Tax. Before the tax is imposed, consumer surplus is equal to the areas:

• A) A + B + C + D + E.
• B) A + B + C.
• C) A + B + C + D + E + F.
• D) D + E + F.

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Definitions:

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