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The consequence of imposing taxes is the higher cost of production or higher purchase price in the market. This results in lesser people engaging in purchases that they would otherwise make because the final price of the product is above the equilibrium market price.
Hence the source of the deadweight loss caused by taxing a market is the surplus of product the tax creates.
Correct Ans - B
The source of the deadweight loss caused by taxing a market is A. the reduction in mutually-beneficial...
4. Excise tax cause deadweight loss when it: All (a,b,c) are true Increases the quantity of the good supplied and demanded in the market Creates an incentive for mutually beneficial exchanges to take place. Raises the price of the good being taxed
part c: what is the deadweight loss of this tax
part d: which is greater: the loss in consumer surplus or the
loss in producer surplus
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