Why is there a deadweight loss associated with subsidy payments?
A) There is no deadweight loss from a subsidy.
B) Quantity supplied is less than the equilibrium amount, so consumers and producers lose surplus value on those units that are no longer produced.
C) Quantity supplied exceeds the equilibrium amount, and consumer willingness to pay for these additional units is smaller than the marginal cost of producing them.
D) The subsidy payment does not distort quantities in the market, but the government cost exceeds consumer willingness to pay for the quantity demanded.
C
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A) Lazy employees have positive marginal revenue product. B) Lazy employees have successfully sued firms in the past. C) The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates that laziness be considered a disability. D) Lazy employees make hard-working employees look good.