Table 12-1 -Refer to Table 12-1. Assume That the Price of a Price

question 270

Multiple Choice

Table 12-1
-Refer to Table 12-1. Assume that the price of a weekend ski pass is $45 and that the price reflects the actual unit cost of providing a weekend of skiing. Suppose the government imposes a tax of $12 on skiing, which raises the price of a weekend ski pass to $57. The deadweight loss associated with the tax is

• A)$5.
• B)$12.
• C)$36.
• D)$41.

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