When a Rent Ceiling Is ________,Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus

question 181

Multiple Choice

When a rent ceiling is ________,consumer surplus and producer surplus shrink,a deadweight loss ________,and resources are lost in search activity and evading the rent ceiling law.

• A) inefficient; arises
• B) inefficient; disappears
• C) efficient; arises
• D) efficient; disappears
• E) nonexistent; arises

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