Exhibit 4-8 -Refer to Exhibit 4-8. Suppose That Wheat Producers Lobby the Wheat

question 77

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 4-8

-Refer to Exhibit 4-8. Suppose that wheat producers lobby the government for a price floor and receive one. This price floor is set at P_F. What has happened to the consumers' surplus as a result of the imposition of the price floor?

• A) consumers' surplus has gone down by (area 2 + 4)
• B) consumers' surplus has risen by (area 2 + 4)
• C) consumers' surplus has gone down by (area 3 - area 5)
• D) consumers' surplus has risen by (area 2 + 3)

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