Under Rent Controls

question 176

Multiple Choice

Under rent controls:

• A) some mutually profitable trades are illegal and therefore the benefits are never realized.
• B) producer surplus is zero.
• C) the quantity demanded of apartments is typically less than the quantity supplied.
• D) buyers are better off at the expense of sellers.

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