When There Is a Binding Price Floor

question 28

Multiple Choice

When there is a binding price floor

• A)there is no equilibrium.
• B)the quantity demanded does not equal the quantity supplied.
• C)all potential producers are happy because they can sell the good at a higher price.
• D)the government is helping consumers at the expense of producers.

Understand the impact of income changes on the quantity demanded of goods.

Interpret the implications of specific utility functions (e.g., min, max) on consumption decisions.

Evaluate how changes in wages affect labor supply decisions.

Analyze consumption choices under unique preference structures (e.g., kinky indifference curves).

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