In This Market, Economists Would Call a Government-Set Maximum Price

question 224

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | r | c | } \hline \text { Quantity Demanded } & \text { Price } & \text { Quantity Supplied } \\\hline 52 & \$ 50 & 73 \\\hline 62 & 45 & 62 \\\hline 72 & 40 & 51 \\\hline 82 & 35 & 42 \\\hline 92 & 30 & 33 \\\hline\end{array}$$ In this market, economists would call a government-set maximum price of $40 a

• A) price ceiling.
• B) price ?oor.
• C) equilibrium price.
• D) fair price.

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