A Rent Ceiling on Housing Creates a Problem of Allocating

question 148

Multiple Choice

A rent ceiling on housing creates a problem of allocating the available housing units because

• A) the demand for housing decreases and the demand curve shifts leftward.
• B) the supply of housing increases and the supply curve shifts rightward.
• C) a shortage of apartments occurs.
• D) a surplus of apartments occurs.
• E) it eliminates search, which is one of the major ways housing units are allocated.

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Duration

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Maturity

The state or moment when a financial instrument, such as a bond or loan, reaches its due date and principal is to be paid back.

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Bonds that are issued at a discount to their face value and do not pay periodic interest, but rather pay the face value at maturity.

Yield

The income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the investment's cost, its current market value, or its face value.