The Tax on Gasoline

question 488

Multiple Choice

The tax on gasoline

• A)reduces efficiency by causing large deadweight losses.
• B)reduces efficiency by decreasing consumer surplus and producer surplus.
• C)enhances efficiency by serving as a corrective device in a market with positive externalities.
• D)enhances efficiency by serving as a corrective device in a market with negative externalities.

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