When a Government Subsidy Is Granted to the Sellers of a Product

question 185

Multiple Choice

When a government subsidy is granted to the sellers of a product, buyers can end up capturing some of the benefit because

• A) the market price of the product will fall in response to the subsidy.
• B) the market price of the product will rise in response to the subsidy.
• C) the market price of the product will not change in response to the subsidy.
• D) producers will reduce the supply of the product.

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Definitions:

Diene

Organic compounds that contain two double bonds.

HBr

Hydrobromic acid, a diatomic molecule consisting of hydrogen and bromine, used commonly in organic synthesis and as a reagent.

Control

In the context of experiments, a standard condition or treatment that does not change, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the experimental variable.

Activation Energies

The minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.