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If lower-income households spend a greater share of their income on cigarettes than do higher-income households, then a tax that raises the price of cigarettes will
 
  A) cause lower-income households to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than that incurred by higher-income households.
  B) cause higher-income households to incur a greater loss of consumer surplus than that incurred by lower-income households.
  C) raise consumer surplus among higher-income households.
  D) cause consumer surplus to decline among smokers, but the relative impact cannot be determined from the given information.

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As the price of a good increases, the loss in consumer surplus is larger,
 
  A) the more elastic demand is.
  B) the more money previously spent on the good.
  C) the less money previously spent on the good.
  D) the smaller the price increase.


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