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Suppose the Government Increases the Size of a Tax by 40

Question 346

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Suppose the government increases the size of a tax by 40 percent.The deadweight loss from that tax

A) increases by 40 percent.
B) increases by more than 40 percent.
C) increases but by less than 40 percent.
D) decreases by 40 percent.

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