If the Government Allowed a Free Market in Organs for Transplant

question 23

Multiple Choice

If the government allowed a free market in organs for transplant there would be

• A)a decrease in the shortage of organs for transplant.
• B)a decrease in producer surplus.
• C)an decrease in consumer surplus
• D)an increase in the waiting period for transplant organs.

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