A Price Ceiling Is

question 63

Multiple Choice

A price ceiling is

• A)often imposed on markets in which "cutthroat competition" would prevail without a price ceiling.
• B)a legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold.
• C)often imposed when sellers of a good are successful in their attempts to convince the government that the market outcome is unfair without a price ceiling.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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