Suppose That the Equilibrium Price in the Market for Widgets

question 190

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the equilibrium price in the market for widgets is $5.If a law reduced the maximum legal price for widgets to $4,

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

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