What is the most direct economic effect of a tax that creates a wedge between the price paid by buyers and the price received by sellers?
Correct answer: A. A reduction in mutually beneficial transactions
- A. A reduction in mutually beneficial transactions
- B. An equal rise in total production
- C. A permanent fall in public revenue
- D. An automatic increase in market competition
Explanation
The tax raises the buyer's price and lowers the seller's net price, reducing the quantity traded. The lost gains from trades that no longer occur are called deadweight loss.
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