When Pigouvian subsidy is imposed on a market with a positive externality, total surplus:

A. decreases less than the increase in consumer surplus.
B. increases less than the decrease to producer surplus.
C. increases more than the increase in consumer surplus.
D. decreases more than the decrease to producer surplus.

A. decreases less than the increase in consumer surplus.

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