The Welfare Loss Due to a Price Floor

question 61

Multiple Choice

The welfare loss due to a price floor

• A)is caused by a decrease in quantity
• B)is the dollar difference between producer surplus and consumer surplus
• C)is measured as the area above the market price and below the demand curve
• D)is measured as the area above both the market price and the supply curve
• E)is a Pareto improvement

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