Considering a given increase in price due to a tax, the less price elastic the demand curve is, the:

A. larger the drop in equilibrium quantity.
B. smaller the amount of deadweight loss created.
C. larger the amount of deadweight loss created.
D. more surplus that is transferred to consumers.


B. smaller the amount of deadweight loss created.

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