Economists Use the Word Equality to Describe a Situation in Which

question 43

Multiple Choice

Economists use the word equality to describe a situation in which

• A)each member of society has the same income.
• B)each member of society has access to abundant quantities of goods and services,regardless of his or her income.
• C)society is getting the maximum benefits from its scarce resources.
• D)society's resources are used efficiently.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on the price charged for a product, aimed at keeping prices from rising too high.

Quantity Demanded

The amount of a good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Quantity Supplied

Quantity Supplied refers to the amount of a certain good producers are willing to supply when receiving a certain price, directly influenced by the price level, among other factors.

Inferior Good

A type of good whose demand decreases when the income of consumers increases, opposite to normal goods.