(Figure: Consumer and Producer Surplus) According to Thefigure, What Would

question 6

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Consumer and Producer Surplus) According to thefigure, what would happen to the deadweight loss if the taxincreased to $2 per basket of apples?

• A)The new tax would minimize deadweight loss.
• B)Deadweight loss does not change due to a change in the tax.
• C)There is no way to tell what will happen to deadweight loss.
• D)Deadweight loss will increase.

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