Consider the Market for Pulp and Paper

question 50

Multiple Choice

Consider the market for pulp and paper. Suppose, in an attempt to help this industry, the government sets a price floor above the free- market equilibrium price. The result will be:

• A) a new free- market equilibrium at a higher price and lower output level.
• B) a continuation of the market- determined equilibrium price and quantity.
• C) the quantity supplied will exceed quantity demanded and there will be a surplus in the market.
• D) increased government revenue.
• E) the quantity demanded will exceed quantity supplied and there will be a shortage in the market.

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