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QUESTION 20 Suppose policymakers decide to impose a price ceiling on a good because they think the market-determined price is too high. if the government imposes the price ceiling below the equilibrium price, as the government of Venezuela is currently doing in many markets- including the market for food, (choose all correct answers) producers will respond to the lower price by offering fewer units for sale...
Suppose that, to make bread affordable for low-income consumers, the government imposes a price ceiling on bread. a. In the graph below, adjust the price line to show a binding price ceiling. b. Which of the following are potential consequences of a price ceiling on bread? a decline in the quality of bread a decrease in the opportunity cost of searching for bread the development of a black market in bread a shortage of bread
Suppose that demand and supply functions for good X are: QD=90-10P (P=9-0.1QD) QS=20P-6 (P=0.3+0.05QS) a. Graph this situation. b. What is the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for good X? c. What is consumers surplus? Producers surplus? d. Suppose the government imposes a per unit tax on good X equal to 1 dollar (per unit). What is the new equilibrium price and quantity? How much revenue would this tax raise for the government? What is consumers surplus? Producers...
When a government imposes a price ceiling below the market price on a product or service, which of the following happens? a.Total consumer surplus rises because consumers now pay less for the product b.The total amount of the product or service that is traded in the market rises due to the lower price c.A shortage of supply relative to demand results A per unit tax on a good which is levied on the consumer will usually cause which of the...
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22. In general, the price buyers pay in a market will decrease if the government increases a binding price floor in that market. b. a. increases a binding price ceiling in that market. decreases a tax on the good sold in that market. d. C. More than one of the above is correct 23. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the imposition of a price ceiling on...
34) A legal maximum price at which a good can be sold is a price: A) stabilization. B) floor. C) support. D) ceiling 35) When supply is more elastic than demand, A) producers carry the majority of the tax burden. B) producers and consumers camy an equal amount of the tax burden. C) producers carry all of the tax burden. D) consumers carry the majority of the tax burden. 36) Which is an example involving an external benefit? A) air...
If a price ceiling is imposed below equiibrium in the market for apartments: a. it results in a surplus of rental units in the near future. b. it acts as an incentive to landlords to invest more money in their property to attract more tenants c. it results in many rental units being poorly maintained. d. it reduces the amount of housing discrimination against minorities. it reduces the resulting shortage by allowing further pice reducins 23. Ifthe minimum wage for...
please, choose the right options to these questions. Explanation is NOT NEEDED. If the income elasticity of demand for a good is 0.59, then it is what type of good? Price elastic. Price inelastic. Income elastic. Income inelastic. If the equilibrium price of aspirins is $2.50 for 250 tablets and the government imposes a rise ceiling at 2.00$ for 250 tablets, the eventual result will be a (an) Surplus. Shortage. Accumulation of inventories of unsold aspirins. None of the above....
Question 36 Figure 6-32 Price 20 ELENTEND 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 Quantity Refer to Figure 6-32. Which of following statements is true based upon the conditions in the market? a shortage will develop when a price ceiling is imposed at a price of S10. a surplus will develop when a price floor is imposed at a price of $8. a surplus will develop when a price floor is imposed at a price of $12. a...
Consider the graph below that shows the supply and demand of Darby's Funnel cakes sold on a given day from her food truck in Lexington Kentucky. SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF DARBY'S FUNNEL CAKES PRICE 0 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 QUANTITY Which price and quantity combination would be consistent with the notion of MARKET EFFICIENCY if all of the assumptions we make for efficient markets hold true in this market? O...