Consider the Market for Any Agricultural Commodity for Which There

question 72

Multiple Choice

Consider the market for any agricultural commodity for which there exists a binding output quota and demand is inelastic.One outcome of this situation is that

• A)the price and quantity adjust back to the free-market equilibrium levels.
• B)producers who were in this industry before the introduction of the quota are harmed.
• C)producers leave this industry because total revenues fall as a result of the the quota.
• D)it is difficult for new producers to enter this industry because the quotas are very expensive.
• E)producers who enter this industry after the introduction of the quota benefit.

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