(Figure: Market for Peanuts II) If the Government Mandates a Price

question 35

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Market for Peanuts II) If the government mandates a price floor of $750, the area of consumer surplus:

• A) increases from A to A + B + C.
• B) decreases from A + B + C to A.
• C) increases from A to B + C.
• D) decreases from B + C to A.

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