When a product is taxed,
A) part of the initial consumer surplus goes to the government as revenue.
B) part of the initial consumer surplus becomes a deadweight loss.
C) the producer surplus never changes because consumers pay taxes, not producers.
D) Both answers A and B are correct.
E) Both answers B and C are correct.
D
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