Refer to the figure above. a. If you were a policymaker choosing between a $3, $6, or $9 tax, which tax would lead to the highest revenues and how much total tax revenues would you expect to collect? b. If you were a policymaker choosing between a $3, $6, or $9 tax, which tax would lead to the lowest deadweight loss? What is the deadweight loss associated with that tax?

Refer to the figure above. a. If you were a policymaker choosing between a $3, $6, or $9 tax, which tax would lead to the highest revenues and how much total tax revenues would you expect to collect? b. If you were a policymaker choosing between a $3, $6, or $9 tax, which tax would lead to the lowest deadweight loss? What is the deadweight loss associated with that tax?

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Chapter16: Government Spends, Collects, And Owes

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