Find deadweight loss under current tax-under senator plan


Suppose there is a federal (excise) tax on gasoline of 5 cents per gallon. A United States senator has proposed eliminating this tax, but requiring oil companies to pass all of the savings on to the consumer (by maintaining a new maximum price at the pump that is 5 cents lower than the current price). Show (graphically) the deadweight loss under the current tax and under the senator's plan. Can you tell which is bigger?

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