If the Government Subsidizes the Production of a Good

question 93

Multiple Choice

If the government subsidizes the production of a good:

• A) deadweight loss results because not enough of the good is exchanged.
• B) deadweight loss results because too much of the good is exchanged.
• C) consumer surplus and producer surplus both fall.
• D) total surplus is higher than it would have been without the subsidy.

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