Suppose That in a Free Market, 2,000 Patients Purchase an Operation

question 160

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in a free market, 2,000 patients purchase an operation to receive an artificial heart at a price of $500,000 per operation.Without the heart, each patient will die.The government decides this price is too high and imposes a maximum price of $200,000.Everything else equal,

• A)more patients will now die.
• B)fewer patients will now die.
• C)more patients will now die only if the demand curve is vertical.
• D)more patients will now die only if the demand curve is horizontal.

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