A Binding Price Floor

question 527

Multiple Choice

A binding price floor
(i) causes a surplus.
(ii) causes a shortage.
(iii) is set at a price above the equilibrium price.
(iv) is set at a price below the equilibrium price.

• A)(i) only
• B)(iii) only
• C)(i) and (iii) only
• D)(ii) and (iv) only

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Mutually exclusive refers to events in probability and statistics that cannot occur at the same time, indicating that the occurrence of one event necessarily excludes the occurrence of the other.

Collectively Exhaustive

A set of events is collectively exhaustive if at least one of the events must occur.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed on a scale from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).

Random Experiment

An experimental process that leads to well-defined but unpredictable outcomes.