The total burden of the tax is

A. the excess burden created by the tax minus the revenue collected from the tax.
B. the sum of the revenue collected by the tax and the excess burden created by the tax.
C. the revenue collected from the tax minus the excess burden created by the tax.
D. the ratio of the revenue collected and the excess burden created by the tax.


Answer: B

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