If a Government Simplified Its Tax System the Likeliest Result

question 155

Multiple Choice

If a government simplified its tax system the likeliest result would be

• A) a decrease in consumer surplus.
• B) a decrease in producer surplus.
• C) a decrease in deadweight loss.
• D) a decrease in tax revenues.

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