-The Price Ceiling Depicted in the Above Figure Results in

question 237

Multiple Choice

-The price ceiling depicted in the above figure results in

• A) consumer surplus increasing from $30 thousand to $34.5 thousand.
• B) producer surplus decreasing from $24 thousand to $6 thousand.
• C) a deadweight loss of $16 thousand.
• D) Both answers A and B are correct.

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