In a perfectly competitive market for a good with a downward sloping demand curve and an upward sloping supply curve, the marginal social benefit is greater than the marginal social cost at the market equilibrium quantity. The government imposition of a new per-unit tax on the production of the good would a. increase consumer surpluses b. increase producer surplus c. increase deadweight loss d. have no effect on the price of the good e. increase the quantity sold of the good

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In a perfectly competitive market for a good with a downward sloping demand curve and an upward sloping supply curve, the marginal social benefit is greater than the marginal social cost at the market equilibrium quantity. The government imposition of a new per-unit tax on the production of the good would

a. increase consumer surpluses

b. increase producer surplus

c. increase deadweight loss

d. have no effect on the price of the good

e. increase the quantity sold of the good

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44. In a perfectly competitive market for a good with
a downward sloping demand curve and an upward
sloping supply curve, the marginal social benefit
is greater than the marginal social cost at the
market equilibrium quantity. The government
imposition of a new per-unit tax on the production
of the good would
(A) have no effect on the price of the good
(B) increase consumer surplus
() increase the deadweight loss
(D) increase producer surplus
(E) increase the quantity sold of the good
Transcribed Image Text:44. In a perfectly competitive market for a good with a downward sloping demand curve and an upward sloping supply curve, the marginal social benefit is greater than the marginal social cost at the market equilibrium quantity. The government imposition of a new per-unit tax on the production of the good would (A) have no effect on the price of the good (B) increase consumer surplus () increase the deadweight loss (D) increase producer surplus (E) increase the quantity sold of the good
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