Market for TVs are perfectly competitive. Assume TV supply is point elastic and upward sloping Government imposes consumer tax upon TVs.  If point elasticity of demand is inelastic, is deadweight loss generated by the tax higher or lower relative to where the point elasticity of demand is elastic.

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