When the Government Controls the Price of a Product, Causing

question 99

Multiple Choice

When the government controls the price of a product, causing the market price to be below the free market equilibrium price,

• A) some consumers gain from the price controls and other consumers lose.
• B) all producers gain from the price controls.
• C) both producers and consumers gain.
• D) all consumers are better off.

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