If a Price Ceiling Is Imposed on a Rental Market

question 38

Multiple Choice

If a price ceiling is imposed on a rental market for apartments,the more elastic the supply of apartments,the

• A) smaller the loss in total economic surplus.
• B) larger the loss in total economic surplus.
• C) smaller the gain in total economic surplus.
• D) larger the gain in total economic surplus.
• E) greater the redistributed surplus.

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