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A) Taxes always create more deadweight loss than do price ceilings and price floors.
B) Taxes decrease both consumer surplus and producer surplus while creating a deadweight loss.
C) Government revenue from a tax is always greater than the loss of producer surplus and consumer surplus.
D) Both answers A and C are correct.


B

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