The Deadweight Loss from a Tax of $5 Per Unit

question 348

Multiple Choice

The deadweight loss from a tax of $5 per unit will be smallest in a market with

• A) inelastic supply and elastic demand.
• B) inelastic supply and inelastic demand.
• C) elastic supply and elastic demand.
• D) elastic supply and inelastic demand.

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