Refer to the Accompanying Figure for the Next Two Questions

question 105

Multiple Choice

Refer to the accompanying figure for the next two questions.

-The accompanying figure describes the market for gasoline in a local community.If the government were to place a price floor at P₁,predict the resulting surplus or shortage.

• A) There would be a shortage of 75,000 units.
• B) There would be a surplus of 75,000 units.
• C) There would be neither a shortage nor a surplus.
• D) There would be a shortage of 150,000 units.
• E) There would be a surplus of 150,000 units.

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Definitions:

Cervical Enlargement

A widened area of the spinal cord that supplies nerves to the shoulders, arms, and hands.

Dorsal Root Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cell bodies (neurons) in a dorsal root of a spinal nerve, which carries sensory information to the central nervous system.

Spinal Nerve

A nerve that emerges from the spinal cord and consists of both motor and sensory fibers, providing communication between the spinal cord and the body.