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question 302

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Supply and Demand 5
-(Figure: Supply and Demand 5) Refer to the figure. In the figure, representing a market for apartments, a rent-controlled price of $800 will cause:

• A) a short-run shortage of 6,000 apartments.
• B) a short-run shortage of 8,000 apartments.
• C) a short-run shortage of 3,000 apartments.
• D) a short-run surplus of 14,000 apartments.

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