Suppose That the Equilibrium Price in the Market for Widgets

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the equilibrium price in the market for widgets is $5.If a law increased the minimum legal price for widgets to $6,

• A)the resulting increase in consumer surplus would be larger than any possible loss of producer surplus.
• B)the resulting increase in consumer surplus would be smaller than any possible loss of producer surplus.
• C)any possible increase in producer surplus would be larger than the loss of consumer surplus.
• D)any possible increase in producer surplus would be smaller than the loss of consumer surplus.

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