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Figure: Taxes and Deadweight Loss
-(Figure: Taxes and Deadweight Loss) In the diagram, consumer surpluses before and after the tax are ______ and ______, respectively.
A) A + B + C; A
B) B + C; A + B
C) D + E + F; B
D) A + B; B

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Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Taxes and Deadweight Loss 
-(Figure: Taxes and Deadweight Loss) In the diagram, consumer surpluses before and after the tax are ______ and ______, respectively.
A) A + B + C; A 
B) B + C; A + B 
C) D + E + F; B 
D) A + B; B

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Consumer surplus before the tax is A + B + C, and consumer surplus after the tax is A.

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