Total Surplus in a Market Will Increase When the Government

question 102

Multiple Choice

Total surplus in a market will increase when the government

• A)imposes a tax on that market.
• B)imposes a binding price floor on that market.
• C)removes a binding price ceiling from that market.
• D)None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much the numbers in the set deviate from the mean (average).

Risk-free Rate

This is the theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, typically represented by the yield on government securities.

Call Option

A financial agreement which permits the purchaser the option, though not the requirement, to purchase a specific asset like a stock, bond, commodity, or another type of asset at a predetermined price during a defined timeframe.

Exercise Price

The price at which the holder of an option can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying security.