How Is the Amount of Deadweight Loss That Will Result

question 76

Multiple Choice

How is the amount of deadweight loss that will result from a tax determined

• A)by the price elasticity of demand and supply
• B)by the number of buyers of the product in the market
• C)by the number of suppliers of the product in the market
• D)by the percentage of the purchase price that the tax represents

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