Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 4

question 55

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 4.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 4.3
-Refer to Figure 4.3. If the government will not allow retailers to charge more than $0.40 for a pencil, which of the following will happen?

• A) Demand must eventually decrease so that the market will come into equilibrium at a price of $0.40.
• B) Supply must eventually increase so that the market will come into equilibrium at a price of $0.40.
• C) A nonprice rationing system such as queuing must be used to ration the available supply of pencils.
• D) The market will be in equilibrium at a price of $0.40.

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