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Scenario: The table below shows the reservation values of ten buyers and a seller for a loaf of bread. Each buyer would buy at most one loaf and the seller can make up to ten loaves. Initially trades happen under the market mechanism with each agent making a decision according to the market price and his or her own reservation value. Then the government imposes a price ceiling of $1.00 per unit.
Scenario: The table below shows the reservation values of ten buyers and a seller for a loaf of bread. Each buyer would buy at most one loaf and the seller can make up to ten loaves. Initially trades happen under the market mechanism with each agent making a decision according to the market price and his or her own reservation value. Then the government imposes a price ceiling of $1.00 per unit.    -Refer to the scenario above.After the price ceiling is imposed,there will be ________. A)  a surplus of 2 loaves B)  a surplus of 3 loaves C)  a shortage of 4 loaves D)  a shortage of 5 loaves
-Refer to the scenario above.After the price ceiling is imposed,there will be ________.


Definitions:

Sales Representative

A professional responsible for selling products or services to customers, often requiring negotiation skills and in-depth knowledge of the items offered.

Supply Manager

A professional responsible for overseeing and managing a company’s procurement of necessary materials and goods to manufacture products or provide services.

Common Law

A legal system characterized by the development of law through judicial decisions and precedents, as opposed to statutory laws enacted by a legislative body.

Purchase of Services

The act of acquiring services rather than physical goods from another party.

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