Government Price Controls Are Policies That Attempt to Maintain the

question 80

Multiple Choice

Government price controls are policies that attempt to maintain the

• A) price requested by the seller.
• B) the price at some disequilibrium value.
• C) market price at equilibrium.
• D) quantity bought at less than the quantity sold.
• E) quantity sold at less than the quantity bought.

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Definitions:

Total Market Value

The aggregate value of a company or an asset in the marketplace, based on current prices and the total number of shares or units outstanding.

Stock Split

A corporate action where a company divides its existing stock into multiple shares to boost the liquidity of the shares.

Shares Outstanding

The cumulative amount of a company's shares that have been approved, distributed, and acquired by shareholders and currently possessed by them.

Debt-equity Ratio

A ratio used to express the relative use of equity and debt in funding a company’s assets.