Table 6-4 The Following Table Contains the Demand Schedule and Supply Schedule

question 347

Multiple Choice

Table 6-4
The following table contains the demand schedule and supply schedule for a market for a particular good. Suppose sellers of the good successfully lobby Congress to impose a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price in this market.
-Refer to Table 6-4. Following the imposition of a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price, irate buyers convince Congress to repeal the price floor and to impose a price ceiling $1 below the former price floor. The resulting shortage is

• A)0 units.
• B)4 units.
• C)5 units.
• D)10 units.

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is the direct cost attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including the cost of materials and labor.

Period Costs

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Manufacturing Company

An entity engaged in the production of goods by combining raw materials and components in an industrial process.

Work in Process Inventory

Work in process inventory consists of partially finished goods that are still in the production process at a given point in time.