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Correct option: B] disrupt the rationing function performed by prices in a market system.
Government-enforced prices such as price ceilings disrupt the rationing function performed by prices in a market system. The government enforced the price ceilings to prevent the suppliers for the prices of key resources higher than the prices which are determined by the government.
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(1)
If the world price is above the domestic equilibrium price, the
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(2)
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(3)
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cost of living across international boundaries is called
__________________________.
(4)
In the graph below, when the world price is $3, how many units
are...
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