$\text { Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars }$

question 98

Multiple Choice

$\text { Demand and Supply Schedules for Chocolate Bars }$
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Price } \\(\$) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity Demanded } \\\text { (thousandsperweek) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity Supplied } \\\text { (thousands per week) }\end{array} \\\hline 2.00 & 1500 & 2100 \\\hline 1.80 & 1600 & 2050 \\\hline 1.60 & 1700 & 2000 \\\hline 1.40 & 1800 & 1950 \\\hline 1.20 & 1900 & 1900 \\\hline 1.00 & 2000 & 1850 \\\hline 0.80 & 2100 & 1800 \\\hline 0.60 & 2200 & 1750 \\\hline 0.40 & 2300 & 1700 \\\hline\end{array}$
$\text { TABLE 5-1 }$
-Refer to Table 5- 1. Suppose that as a public- health measure the government wants to reduce the number of chocolate bars that children consume. To achieve this outcome the government could implement which of the following policies?

• A) Impose an equilibrium price of $1.20.
• B) Impose a price ceiling of $2.00.
• C) Impose a price floor of $1.80.
• D) Impose an equilibrium price of $1.80.
• E) Impose a price ceiling of $1.80.

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