Table 6-4 The Following Table Contains the Demand Schedule and Supply Schedule

question 347

Multiple Choice

Table 6-4
The following table contains the demand schedule and supply schedule for a market for a particular good. Suppose sellers of the good successfully lobby Congress to impose a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price in this market.
-Refer to Table 6-4. Following the imposition of a price floor $3 above the equilibrium price, irate buyers convince Congress to repeal the price floor and to impose a price ceiling $1 below the former price floor. The resulting shortage is

• A)0 units.
• B)4 units.
• C)5 units.
• D)10 units.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the lowest cost at which any given level of output can be produced in the long run, where all inputs are variable.

Industry Supply Curve

A graph that shows the quantity of goods that producers are willing and able to sell at different price levels in a specific industry.

Marginal Costs

Marginal costs are the additional costs incurred to produce one more unit of a product or service.

Total Cost Function

Describes the complete cost of producing a given level of output, summing up all variable and fixed costs associated with production.