A deadweight loss results from the imposition of a tax on a good because the tax

a. induces the government to increase its expenditures.
b. reduces the quantity of exchanges between buyers and sellers.
c. causes a disequilibrium in the market.
d. imposes a loss on buyers that is greater than the loss to sellers.

B

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